If a post is boosted by a lot of people, you may see it repeatedly in your timeline. This can be annoying if you’re tired of seeing it.
There is already a feature in Mastodon to prevent this happening, called Group Boosts, and it is on by default, you don’t need to do anything to switch it on. Unfortunately, it is hardcoded to allow boosts to repeat after 40 other posts have been in your timeline. This limit worked okay in the early days of the Fediverse when things were quieter, but nowadays with millions of people online you are a lot more likely to see repeated boosts.
This 40 posts limit cannot currently be adjusted by users or admins, but hopefully the developers could allow this to happen. If you are comfortable using github, you can vote for this limit to be adjustable by giving a thumbs up to the first post in this thread ⧉.
Is there any kind of workaround that I could use in the meantime?
There’s nothing that directly adjusts the 40 post number, which is why so many people have voted for it to become adjustable. However, if there’s a post you really want to stop seeing, you might want to try using filters to hide an over-boosted post.
Can I hide all boosts from everyone?
Yes, here’s how to hide all boosts from any account:
- Log in on your server’s website or web app
- Click the < > double-arrow icon in the top right corner of your main timeline (also known as “Home”)
- Toggle the option for Show Boosts so that it’s off
Bear in mind this would hide ALL boosts including boosts you’ve never seen before.
What if I see one particular account boosting too many different boosts?
If you just want to hide boosts by one person, you can completely hide the boosts made by specific accounts.