Hi everyone,

Not sure if it’s possible, but would like to know if there is something like this:

  1. Can one use just one app / social network to follow the other Fediverse social networks?

  2. And if so, does any app / social network allow for bulk loading a list of keywords to use for blocking. (Everything seems to allow to only insert one word at a time….???)

Have had other Fediverse social accounts in the past, but the splintering and keywords issue always becomes a mission. Very surprised that even Twitter / X also only allows one word at a time. Instagram, Facebook and Threads allow for bulk loading with commas, which is also great.

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but assume some of you might be on other Fedi networks as well? ANY help would be greatly appreciated.

NOTE: using an iPhone, so Android apps won’t work unfortunately. :-(

  • ElectroVagrant@lemmy.worldM
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    9 months ago

    Web browser would be best if you’re really determined to keep all browsing to one app, yeah, probably.

    You wouldn’t necessarily need to make accounts for each one, only if you wanted to more smoothly participate via commenting/posting/etc. As long as the instance isn’t kinda private or running a fork that keeps stuff private or something, generally you can view different instances’ content without any account creation whatsoever. It’s one of the underrated perks of some of this federated stuff, being that it’s closer to the open web than corporate platforms.

    I can’t speak much to Kbin, but I kinda know from experience with Mastodon that it tends to do a better job at talking to other federated platforms than Lemmy, for sure. In which case you can make a Mastodon account on some instance and follow stuff from Peertube/Pixelfed accounts a little more easily, but given their different focuses, the formatting’s typically the kicker and so things may not display as neatly as if you went directly to the instance they’re posted from.

    Nevertheless, if you’re seeing the post in Mastodon, there may be some link back to said instance in some way, whether in the post itself or following through from the person’s profile. It’s not exactly elegant, but again, you typically won’t need to have an account on the remote instance/site to view the content (including additional content), which is already sometimes a step above the corporate platforms.