I agree with OP…would like to be able to do that here on Lemmy as well…if you want to not see a post here, you have to block the user altogether.
Edit: Just tested it OP, after you refresh it goes away…it’s just a chance to Undo before it disappears entirely. It’s not a terrible change :)
I had this set. They kept saying that that was the last release ever so you better get them.