I don’t really mind arguing with the people on hexbear, their attempt to gang-harass me is pretty pathetic, but I would like to not see any of their posts on my feed anymore as nothing they post is relevant to me. How can I block an entire instance?
I use the uBlock Origin extension to block instances. If it’s available on your browser:
- click the uBlock Origin icon next to the URL bar in your browser
- click on the gears icon
- Select the ‘My Filters’ tab
add this line (assuming you’re on lemmy.ml and hexbear.net is the instance you wish to block): lemmy.ml##.post-listing:has-text(@hexbear.net)
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Please keep in mind, this is using a sledgehammer to swat a gnat. YMMV
The Lemmy Connect app has instance blocking features.
I don’t think Lemmy proper has that feature yet, but some apps might.
Other than that you could open an account on an instance more in line with your prefered blocks or use kbin which already allows for instance blocking.
It’s pretty easy to downvote and move on. Hexbear actually approves of this as you’re giving your downvotes according to your ability, to them according to their special needs.