Reddit could soon punish users for upvoting violent content - Hypertext
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Upvoting violent content in "a certain timeframe" will now earn Reddit users a warning, and possibly worse in future.
  • Reddit has begun issuing warnings to users to regularly upvote violent content with a view to taking harsher action in future.
  • The company says that it will consider expanding this action to other forms of content in future.
  • Users are concerned that this moderation tactic could be abused or just improperly implemented.
  • Stormy1701@lemmy.zipEnglish
    25·
    11 hours ago

    Violent content is against Reddit rules. So why is the content not being removed and the poster banned?

    • Wilco@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago

      Because when a trap kills the rats you do not punish the bait in the rat trap.

    • dumblederp@aussie.zoneEnglish
      11·
      11 hours ago

      It still drives engagement. Same for the subs that have been flooded with AI stories and bot responses. It can be marketed as engagement to advertisers.

        • dumblederp@aussie.zoneEnglish
          2·
          10 hours ago

          I reckon it’s more that they need to be ‘seen’ to be doing something about it, but will nonetheless take the engagement as long as it doesn’t cause a stir. I mean they had jailbait and watchpeopledie as large subreddits for ages… until they started getting flack for it.