Option to replace dashes with em dashes

src/content.py

@@ -332,6 +332,14 @@ def switch_words(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str, content: str,
     if is_pgp_encrypted(content) or contains_pgp_public_key(content):
         return content
 
+    # replace dashes (-) with em dashes (—)
+    # This may help LLM scrapers to assume that the text is LLM generated
+    # and thus exclude it from their data sets
+    account_dir = acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain)
+    replace_dashes_filename: str = account_dir + '/.replaceDashes'
+    if is_a_file(replace_dashes_filename):
+        content = content.replace(' - ', ' — ')
+
     if not rules:
         switch_words_filename = \
             acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain) + '/replacewords.txt'

src/daemon_post_profile.py

@@ -934,6 +934,32 @@ def _profile_post_watermark_enabled(base_dir: str,
                        watermark_enabled_filename)
 
 
+def _profile_post_replace_dashes(base_dir: str,
+                                 nickname: str, domain: str,
+                                 fields: {}) -> bool:
+    """ HTTP POST replace dashes (-) with em dashes (—)
+    This may help LLM scrapers to assume that the text is LLM generated
+    and thus exclude it from their data sets
+    """
+    replace_dashes_filename = \
+        acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain) + '/.replaceDashes'
+    replace_dashes: bool = False
+    if fields.get('replaceDashes'):
+        if fields['replaceDashes'] == 'on':
+            replace_dashes = True
+    if replace_dashes:
+        if not is_a_file(replace_dashes_filename):
+            save_flag_file(replace_dashes_filename,
+                           'EX: unable to write replaceDashes ' +
+                           replace_dashes_filename)
+    if not replace_dashes:
+        if is_a_file(replace_dashes_filename):
+            erase_file(replace_dashes_filename,
+                       'EX: _profile_edit ' +
+                       'unable to delete ' +
+                       replace_dashes_filename)
+
+
 def _profile_post_hide_follows(base_dir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                                actor_json: {}, fields: {}, self,
                                actor_changed: bool,
@@ -3319,6 +3345,8 @@ def profile_edit(self, calling_domain: str, cookie: str,
                                             fields)
                 _profile_post_watermark_enabled(base_dir, nickname, domain,
                                                 fields)
+                _profile_post_replace_dashes(base_dir, nickname, domain,
+                                             fields)
 
                 notify_likes_filename = \
                     acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain) + '/.notifyLikes'

src/webapp_profile.py

@@ -3391,7 +3391,8 @@ def _html_edit_profile_options(is_admin: bool,
                                premium: bool,
                                no_seen_posts: bool,
                                watermark_enabled: bool,
-                               allow_on_lists: bool) -> str:
+                               allow_on_lists: bool,
+                               replace_dashes: bool) -> str:
     """option checkboxes section of edit profile screen
     """
     edit_profile_form: str = '    <div class="container">\n'
@@ -3479,6 +3480,10 @@ def _html_edit_profile_options(is_admin: bool,
     edit_profile_form += \
         edit_check_box(watermark_str, 'watermarkEnabled', watermark_enabled)
 
+    replacedashes_str: str = translate["Replace dashes with em dashes"]
+    edit_profile_form += \
+        edit_check_box(replacedashes_str, 'replaceDashes', replace_dashes)
+
     edit_profile_form += '    </div>\n'
     return edit_profile_form
 
@@ -3962,6 +3967,14 @@ def html_edit_profile(server, translate: {},
     if is_a_file(allow_on_lists_filename):
         allow_on_lists = True
 
+    # replace dashes (-) with em dashes (—)
+    # This may help LLM scrapers to assume that the text is LLM generated
+    # and thus exclude it from their data sets
+    replace_dashes_filename: str = account_dir + '/.replaceDashes'
+    replace_dashes: bool = False
+    if is_a_file(replace_dashes_filename):
+        replace_dashes = True
+
     # Option checkboxes
     edit_profile_form += \
         _html_edit_profile_options(is_admin, manually_approves_followers,
@@ -3975,7 +3988,7 @@ def html_edit_profile(server, translate: {},
                                    show_vote_posts, hide_follows,
                                    hide_recent_posts, premium,
                                    no_seen_posts, watermark_enabled,
-                                   allow_on_lists)
+                                   allow_on_lists, replace_dashes)
 
     # reply controls
     edit_profile_form += \

translations/ar.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "حلقات التكرار",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "أمثلة على التضليل الإعلامي",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "السماح بإضافة هذا الحساب إلى القوائم",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "طبّق تقنية التدرج النقطي (dithering) على الصور."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "طبّق تقنية التدرج النقطي (dithering) على الصور.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "استبدل الشرطات (-) بشرطات طويلة (—)"
 }

translations/bn.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "লুপ ইনস্ট্যান্স",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "ভুল তথ্যের উদাহরণ",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "এই অ্যাকাউন্টটিকে তালিকায় যুক্ত করার অনুমতি দিন",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "ছবিতে ডিদারিং প্রয়োগ করুন।"
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "ছবিতে ডিদারিং প্রয়োগ করুন।",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "ড্যাশগুলোকে এম-ড্যাশ (em dashes) দিয়ে প্রতিস্থাপন করুন।"
 }

translations/ca.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Instàncies de bucles",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Instàncies de desinformació",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Permet que aquest compte s'afegeixi a les llistes",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Aplica el dithering a les imatges."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Aplica el dithering a les imatges.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Substitueix els guions per guions circulars"
 }

translations/cy.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Achosion Dolenni",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Achosion o Ddadwybodaeth",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Caniatáu i'r cyfrif hwn gael ei ychwanegu at restrau",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Cymhwyso dithering i ddelweddau."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Cymhwyso dithering i ddelweddau.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Disodli llinellau byr gyda llinellau byr em"
 }

translations/de.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Schleifeninstanzen",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Fälle von Desinformation",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Erlauben, dass dieses Konto zu Listen hinzugefügt wird",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Wenden Sie Dithering auf Bilder an."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Wenden Sie Dithering auf Bilder an.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Ersetzen Sie Bindestriche durch Geviertstriche."
 }

translations/el.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Παρουσίες βρόχων",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Περιπτώσεις παραπληροφόρησης",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Να επιτρέπεται η προσθήκη αυτού του λογαριασμού σε λίστες",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Εφαρμογή πρόσμειξης σε εικόνες."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Εφαρμογή πρόσμειξης σε εικόνες.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Αντικαταστήστε τις παύλες με παύλες em"
 }

translations/en.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Loops Instances",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Disinformation Instances",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Allow this account to be added to lists",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Apply dithering to images."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Apply dithering to images.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Replace dashes with em dashes"
 }

translations/es.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Instancias de bucles",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Casos de desinformación",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Permitir que esta cuenta se añada a listas",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Aplica tramado a las imágenes."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Aplica tramado a las imágenes.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Reemplaza los guiones por rayas."
 }

translations/fa.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "نمونه‌های حلقه‌ها",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "موارد انتشار اطلاعات نادرست",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "اجازه دهید این حساب به لیست‌ها اضافه شود",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "اعمال لرزش (dithering) روی تصاویر"
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "اعمال لرزش (dithering) روی تصاویر",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "خط تیره را با خط تیره em جایگزین کنید"
 }

translations/fi.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Silmukat-instanssit",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Disinformaatiotapaukset",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Salli tämän tilin lisääminen listoihin",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Käytä kuviin rasterointia."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Käytä kuviin rasterointia.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Korvaa viivat em-viivoilla"
 }

translations/fr.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Instances de boucles",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Cas de désinformation",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Autoriser l'ajout de ce compte à des listes",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Appliquez le tramage aux images."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Appliquez le tramage aux images.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Remplacez les tirets par des tirets cadratins."
 }

translations/ga.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Cásanna Lúb",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Cásanna Mífhaisnéise",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Ceadaigh an cuntas seo a chur le liostaí",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Cuir díodrú i bhfeidhm ar íomhánna."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Cuir díodrú i bhfeidhm ar íomhánna.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Cuir fleascáin em in ionad fleascáin"
 }

translations/he.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "מופעי לולאות",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "מקרים של דיסאינפורמציה",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "אפשר הוספת חשבון זה לרשימות",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "החלת דיטרינג על תמונות."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "החלת דיטרינג על תמונות.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "החלפת מקפים במקפים em"
 }

translations/hi.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "लूप इंस्टेंस",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "गलत सूचना के उदाहरण",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "इस अकाउंट को लिस्ट में जोड़ने की अनुमति दें",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "इमेज पर डिथरिंग लागू करें।"
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "इमेज पर डिथरिंग लागू करें।",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "डैश की जगह एम-डैश (em dashes) का इस्तेमाल करें।"
 }

translations/it.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Istanze di cicli",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Esempi di disinformazione",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Consenti l'aggiunta di questo account agli elenchi",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Applica il dithering alle immagini."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Applica il dithering alle immagini.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Sostituisci i trattini con i trattini lunghi."
 }

translations/ja.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "ループインスタンス",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "偽情報事例",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "このアカウントをリストに追加できるようにする",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "画像にディザリングを適用します。"
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "画像にディザリングを適用します。",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "ダッシュをemダッシュに置き換えてください"
 }

translations/ko.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "루프 인스턴스",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "허위 정보 사례",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "이 계정을 목록에 추가할 수 있도록 허용",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "이미지에 디더링을 적용합니다."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "이미지에 디더링을 적용합니다.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "대시를 엠 대시로 바꾸세요."
 }

translations/ku.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Nimûneyên Loopan",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Nimûneyên Dezînformasyonê",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Destûrê bide ku ev hesab li navnîşan were zêdekirin",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Ditheringê li ser wêneyan bicîh bîne."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Ditheringê li ser wêneyan bicîh bîne.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Xêzên xêzkirî bi xêzên em biguherînin"
 }

translations/nl.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Lusinstanties",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Voorbeelden van desinformatie",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Toestaan ​​dat dit account aan lijsten wordt toegevoegd",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Pas dithering toe op afbeeldingen."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Pas dithering toe op afbeeldingen.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Vervang koppeltekens door kastlijntjes."
 }

translations/oc.json

@@ -769,5 +769,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Instàncias de bucles",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Instàncias de desinformacion",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Autorizar aqueste compte a èsser apondut a las listas",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Aplicar lo tremolament a d'imatges."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Aplicar lo tremolament a d'imatges.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Remplaçatz los tirets per de tirets em"
 }

translations/pl.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Instancje pętli",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Przypadki dezinformacji",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Zezwól na dodawanie tego konta do list",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Zastosuj dithering do obrazów."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Zastosuj dithering do obrazów.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Zastąp myślniki pauzami."
 }

translations/pt.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Instâncias de Loops",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Casos de desinformação",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Permitir que esta conta seja adicionada às listas",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Aplicar dithering às imagens."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Aplicar dithering às imagens.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Substitua os travessões por travessões longos."
 }

translations/ru.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Экземпляры циклов",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Случаи дезинформации",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Разрешить добавление этого аккаунта в списки",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Примените дизеринг к изображениям."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Примените дизеринг к изображениям.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Замените дефисы на тире."
 }

translations/sw.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Matukio ya Mizunguko",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Matukio ya Taarifa Potofu",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Ruhusu akaunti hii iongezwe kwenye orodha",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Weka upau wa kuchorea kwenye picha."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Weka upau wa kuchorea kwenye picha.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Badilisha dashibodi na dashibodi za em"
 }

translations/tr.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Döngü Örnekleri",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Dezenformasyon Vakaları",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Bu hesabın listelere eklenmesine izin ver",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Görüntülere dithering uygulayın."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Görüntülere dithering uygulayın.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Kısa çizgileri uzun çizgilerle (em dash) değiştirin."
 }

translations/uk.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "Екземпляри циклів",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "Випадки дезінформації",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "Дозволити додавання цього облікового запису до списків",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "Застосуйте дизеринг до зображень."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "Застосуйте дизеринг до зображень.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "Замініть тире довгими тире"
 }

translations/yi.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "לופּס אינסטאַנסן",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "דיסאינפארמאציע אינסטאַנצן",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "ערלויבן דעם חשבון צו ווערן צוגעגעבן צו ליסטעס",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "צולייגן דיטערינג צו בילדער."
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "צולייגן דיטערינג צו בילדער.",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "פֿאַרבײַטן די שטריכלעך מיט עמ־שטרייכלעך"
 }

translations/zh.json

@@ -773,5 +773,6 @@
     "Loops Instances": "循环实例",
 	"Disinformation Instances": "虚假信息实例",
 	"Allow this account to be added to lists": "允许将此帐户添加到列表中",
-	"Apply dithering to images.": "对图像应用抖动处理。"
+	"Apply dithering to images.": "对图像应用抖动处理。",
+	"Replace dashes with em dashes": "将连字符替换为长破折号"
 }