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Sharon Machlis

@smach.masto.machlis.com.ap.brid.gy

Author of Practical R for Mass Communication & Journalism Still ❤️ R after all these years #RStats Can't imagine life without writing Having fun with #GenAI […] [bridged from masto.machlis.com/@smach on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy/ ]

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SMsmach.masto.machlis.com.ap.brid.gyAug 31, 2024 2:34pm

To new follower: If you don't want to see political posts, I use the USPolitics hashtag for mine. You can still follow me but not see any of those by muting the hashtag in the Mastodon Web app by going to Settings (the little gear) > Filters. Click on the […] [Original post on masto.machlis.com]

The image is a screenshot from the Mastodon Web app showing the interface for adding a new content filter. The title of the filter is "Politics." The filter is set to apply to various contexts, including "Home and lists," "Notifications," "Public timelines," "Conversations," and "Profiles." The filter action chosen is "Hide completely," which will entirely remove content that matches the filter, making it behave as if it did not exist. The keyword used in the filter is "#USPolitics." The interface also includes options to add more keywords and a button to "Save new filter." Red arrows point to various important elements in the interface, such as the filter contexts, filter action, and keyword section.

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KBnxskok.mastodon.cloud.ap.brid.gyAug 31, 2024 6:55pm

@smach you can also block/mute on individual words, on the basis that people are not always very good at using hashtags.

Tthomasw.toot.bldrweb.org.ap.brid.gyAug 31, 2024 3:17pm

@smach #rstats folks on Mastodon recently. If you want to block certain hashtags from your feed, this is the way to do it.

Sharon Machlis

@smach.masto.machlis.com.ap.brid.gy

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