HexBear lacks a downvote function. Our only option to show disagreement is to comment, which fosters discussion rather than burying those we disagree with and creating an echo chamber.

While I can agree that we’re often more abrasive than we have to be, I can’t abide accusations of gang harassment because we comment rather than downvote.

The Memmy app has a feature to block an instance.

This is more of a support question, related to using Lemmy. Please see the sidebar for a list of communities that offer support. Removing under rule #3.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT CAN THERE BE A NEW RULE ABOUT THIS SAME FUCKING QUESTION EVERY GODDAMN DAY?

DAE HATE HEXBEAR GIFF POINTS

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.

You cannot, this is not yet implemented in Lemmy. The feature exists in some apps, but it’s essentially a client-side filter. For now, to really block an instance, you’ll have to block the communities individually.

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