Damus has a global filtering option where you can select relays you want to see on Global. If you turn off free relays, it's usable ...
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can you point me to where to find this li5? i’m in the test flight version with zaps
Go into Global, on the top right corner there's an inverted pyramid icon, select it & a you will get a menu with the relays that are currently populating your global feed ... turn off or on the ones you want. (Its a little bit buggy, you turn one off, another one turns on ... kind of like whack-a-mole haha ... but it works once you get the ones you need)
Can’t see that setting in Damus
found it. go to global tab. top right hamburger.
Not there. Running App Store Damus though, maybe it’s only on TestFlight version?
Yep.. currently TestFlight only. #[6] mentioned yesterday a new push to App Store soon. In the meme time we wait. All good🤙

I think they just mean be selective on the Relays you add. Only your added relays populate Global. You can also see other peoples relays. Also, Astral (browser app) lets you see what relays a given message is on, it helped me eliminate a couple free ones
Oops - I forgot about the Filter too!!