this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2026
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I'm not sure if it's a growth issue, or if I'm just getting tired of it personally, but the spamming of identical URLs over multiple instances is getting out of hand. Even worse when I block one post for whatever reason, only to have to repeat the task upteen number of times because one or more users (usually one) "helpfully" post the link in every tangentially related community.

Instead of that, it'd be better to have the front page (all/local/subscribed) automatically group any post of an identical URL into a single "post". In essence, each new post of that URL would create a separate discussion thread to the given community, and each thread could be listed under the "main" post similar to how crossposts currently are instead of cluttering up the front page.

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[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is supposed to work and I've seen it work. But so many people complain about this that I think it must be bugged and doesn't always work. Maybe it doesn't work when the posts are on different pages.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Is that how it's supposed to work? I use the default browser client and I've never noticed it. I have seen duplicate posts (ie the same post from the same community) on different pages. Maybe that's why.


Just came across an example of exactly what I'm talking about in my suggestion. The first post was hidden via the front page, and the second post was seen afterwards.

Userpage showing both posts, with one hidden: https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/74c84b3f-43a6-4d69-a08c-d84927e8007e.png

Second, unhidden post still visible on All feed: https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/fbc655af-a3b8-4df6-87f6-84719d6e7d98.png

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Maybe the complainers are using clients that don’t support the feature.