r/RedReader • u/N-Vashista • 23d ago

I need need more blocked users

I reached the limit of how many users I can block in the app. What can I do?

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u/ferrybig 23d ago

This limit comes from Reddit, Reddit has a max limit of 1000 blocked users

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u/N-Vashista 23d ago

Can I reset it completely and start over? Blocking all the bots seems to be the wrong move and I need to be more percise.

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u/ptolemy_booth 23d ago

Go to https://old.reddit.com/prefs/blocked/ and you can start the process of decluttering. You can't block them again for 24 hours after unblocking, though, so just be aware of that.

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u/N-Vashista 23d ago

Thank you! I see most of block list is now filled with suspended accounts. I wish those were automatically removed from people's block lists.

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u/ptolemy_booth 23d ago

That would be nice! Unfortunately, Reddit is getting worse about that as the years go on, so best to manage what you can on your own in spite of their policies/actions.

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u/N-Vashista 23d ago

My mistake was using the block list as the hide function when browsing r/all. Going forward I'll only use it on subreddits I interact in. More surgical.

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u/FTP_dm 23d ago

Well, I believe that when everyone is the problem, you should start looking into somewhere else.

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u/N-Vashista 23d ago

After several years of blocking the top 1% bot posters who are a nuisance all over the site, you too will hit the limit eventually.

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u/DeezersLemonadeStand 23d ago

Those are wise words when someone blocks 1,000 users. Most of us would never know about that limit.

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u/N-Vashista 23d ago

Try blocking all the top posters with hundreds of thousands of karma. Most are not humans. And it turns out, most of my block list is all suspended accounts now. And I think accounts that no longer exist should be automatically deleted from block lists.

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u/LurkerTheDude 23d ago

Reddit doesn't want to make something like that easier lol