• fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
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    16 hours ago

    We’re going to allow some “flat earth” comments. We’re going to force some moderators to accept some “flat earth” comments

    You… like this? Glad I’m not a mod, this is how places like Reddit became what they are today. Opinions should be allowed, but admins should be able to moderate blatant falsehoods.

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        16 hours ago

        Their own example of a “differing opinion” to be discussed (i.e., promoted) instead of banned is flat earth lunacy.

        The policy is intended to promote disinformation and hate speech, as was that bot they shoved on all their communities a while ago.

        .world is and has always been a disinformation hub that should have been defederated by every sane instance from the get go.

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      Reddit is a living emblem of the problem this is trying to solve so I have no idea what you mean.

      Mods can’t be trusted to enforce the truth. It’s far too complicated and they invariably end up enforcing their own distorted view of the world instead.

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      16 hours ago

      We’ve already run into problems with that where mods banned people talking about Israeli war crimes as “misinformation”. Despite it being headline news.

      So that’s obviously not a great system.