I saw it mentioned in another user’s comment a few days ago and went over to check it out. The only place I’ve seen the filter so far is lemmy.ml, hopefully it doesn’t catch on. Just rubs me the wrong way when you have people modifying the way posts/comments are displayed to fit their delicate sensibilities. At least give the user a checkbox or something to turn it on or off.

Different story if we’re talking about categories of material that are illegal in most if not all jurisdictions but that brings up questions about whose laws to follow (beyond those of the server owner and possibly the primary user base). If you end up applying the most restrictive laws from each country where the service is available, there’s not much content that makes it through the filters unscathed and you’re left with a boring website.

That’s all beyond the point for what we’re talking about though, it’s just been on my mind now and then since I learned about the filter. Admins can do what they want with their services but users don’t have to stay.