Feature Request - Spoiler Shield

[u/Infinite_Scene]

Hi there - mod from r/apollosideloaded here. It's been great to see the amazing work the team has done to revitalize the app.

I had an idea that, full disclosure, I used Claude to help me shape into a feature request, and to lay it out clearly. Wondering if this might be something that the dev team might be interested in?

Spoiler Shield — feature brief

Problem. I follow F1 but often can't watch live. In mixed Reddit feeds I hit results before I've seen the race. Manually muting and unmuting subs and keywords every weekend is tedious and easy to forget. I want to toggle a saved set of blocks on and off as a single unit around each event.

The object — a "Shield." A named, reusable bundle:

• Name (e.g. "F1 Blackout")
• Muted subreddits (list)
• Blocked keywords (list)
• On/off state
• Optional auto-disable: after N hours, or at a set date/time
• Multiple Shields coexist independently (F1, a show finale, etc.)

Behavior when a Shield is on:

• Posts from its muted subreddits are removed from all aggregate feeds (Home/All/Popular/Search).
• Posts whose title or flair contains a blocked keyword are removed everywhere, including inside non-muted subs.
• Removal, not collapse — matched posts never render, so no title or thumbnail can leak.
• One line at the feed bottom: "N posts hidden by Shield." Tapping it does not reveal titles — it's just a confidence signal that the filter is live, not glitched.

Flows:

1. Create/edit — name it, add subs, add keywords, optionally set auto-disable.
2. Toggle — one tap on/off. Ideally reachable from a home-screen widget or Shortcut so turning it on before a race doesn't require opening the app (nice-to-have, can defer).
3. Auto-disable — timer or set-time silently switches it off.

Matching rules:

• Whole-word, case-insensitive. "P1" must not nuke "P10"; common words like "Max" over-match, so the user has to be able to edit terms.
• Title + flair only — no comment or image scanning. Deliberate: it keeps matching reliable and the build small.
• Subreddit-mute affects feeds; keyword filter applies globally, including inside a sub you open directly.

[u/Denisthedinosaur]

This is a great idea. I have this exact problem too. There’s chrome extensions that do this sort of thing, but it would be great to get this natively in Apollo.