Brutkey

klu9
@klu9@exquisite.social

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Yes, I've set the "Filter" languages, not just "Interface" language.
(Preferences > Other > Public Timelines > Filter languages)

And many of the posts in undesired languages (in my case, 95% German) have been quite long, hundreds of characters.

I wonder if following a hashtag trumps/bypasses the language filter.

#Mastodon #MastodonHelp

Fedi.Tips
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

@klu9@exquisite.social

Hmm... in that case, I'm not sure what else could be done directly there 🤔

One workaround might be to use the "filters" feature to try to filter out posts containing German word(s) that appear in the posts you don't want to see ( https://fedi.tips/filtering-your-timeline-to-hide-posts-on-mastodon ).

About the long posts, some interfaces and apps shorten them automatically with a "read more" link. Are you seeing the posts full length?

klu9
@klu9@exquisite.social

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Re filters, thanks, I might try that workaround. Hopefully, it'll save me muting a few hundred more accounts.

Re display of long posts in undesired languages, my timeline has had both: long posts shown complete & long with Read More.

Fedi.Tips
@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

@klu9@exquisite.social

Weird! Is it doing the "read more" when it goes over a certain length, or is it just random?

If you don't mind me asking, what are you using to view Mastodon?

klu9
@klu9@exquisite.social

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Re Read more, maybe it depends on source platform (Mastodon with high limit, Sharkey, Piefed etc.)

klu9
@klu9@exquisite.social

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services

Mainly web interface in Zen Browser (Firefox mod).

Occasionally, Android phone app, previously Moshidon (where I'd also see posts in German etc), now trying out both official Mastodon app & Tusky.