r/Enhancement • u/dearvalentina • 1d ago

Hide posts/comments from users with hidden post history automatically?

Howdy, I'm pretty sure RES doesn't have this feature, but I'm not sure where to ask otherwise. I'm looking for a Firefox extension or something that would automatically hide posts/replies from people with hidden post history, or block them outright the same way the blue checkmark autoblocker worked for X, the Everything App. Is there anything like that? Alternatively, is there a better a place where I can ask about this kind of thing?

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u/G3ck0 1d ago

I wish. Everyone who adds nothing to the conversation ends up having a hidden profile.

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u/axeil55 23h ago

This would be a godsend. I have no interest in reading the garbage posted by bots or trolls.

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u/_Miskatonic_Student_ 1d ago

Why would you block or hide people who do this? I can't think of a reason I'd want to and am really curious.

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u/punbasedname 1d ago

Not everyone with a hidden comment history is a troll, bot or bad-faith user, but nearly every troll, bot, or bad-faith user has a hidden comment history. Personally, I probably wouldn’t always have this function turned on (or use it at all, honestly) but I could see how it could potentially make some of the more volatile subs slightly more bearable.

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u/_Miskatonic_Student_ 1d ago

Ahh, that makes sense. Some of the subs do seem to have too many bots and AI replies. It's a shame you should even feel the need to do this.

Thanks for explaining :)

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u/ByWillAlone 1d ago

Not everyone with hidden profiles are bots, but all bots hide their profiles. Blocking accounts who hide their profiles eliminates 100% of bots that masquerade as humans and also blocks the vast majority of trolls and bad faith human accounts. I would block them in an instant if I could.

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u/_Miskatonic_Student_ 1d ago

I'm wondering if I should be looking at doing this now too. The number of AI and bot replies in comments on Reddit is definitely getting worse, and even in subs you wouldn't expect it.

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u/birddit 22h ago

I would love a mod that makes user names that are less than six months old blink or something. Who nowadays has a Reddit account that young that isn't a bot?

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u/dearvalentina 1d ago

I have no interest in what a bot or a coward has to say.

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u/_Miskatonic_Student_ 1d ago

You're assuming that everyone who hides their posting history is a coward. I don't believe that's true. Some out there will be doing this for legitimate reasons, which you and I are clearly not aware of. Try being a bit less judgmental maybe?

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u/MentalMojo 1d ago

I block mine because fuck you for trying to gather more information about me than the comment I just posted. You don't know me and I don't want you to.

(Yes, y'all are going to downvote this comment, but I'm just trying to help you understand, and I bet others who are non-bot blockers have similar reasons for blocking. Also, I know you can easily use a search engine to find my comments.)

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u/seckatary 1d ago

I have a fix for this check my recent post history