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Worldnews .ml modding is on par with reddit's censorship (self.meta)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by anticurrent to c/[email protected]

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I know that lemmy's moto is if you don't like it here make your own, but for communities with big sub numbers and where current event discussions happens. banning controversial political opinions is not what I would have expected from the fediverse after having left corporate media, which could be excused for having to answer to investors and what not!

After I got a comment banned for what I think is nothing else but controversial, where it received quite the same amount of upvotes and downvotes, I took a look at that community's mod log, and there is nothing to be cheerful about. the same reddit mods have made it to the fediverse and are trying to turn it into the same hive mind other social media are, it is a shame it is turning out to this.

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[–] L0rdMathias 2 points 8 months ago

In my experience, this is nothing new and sadly something that is to be expected. Mods need to be people that are perpetually online, and those people tend to have a severe lack of experience when it comes to handling and controlling any level of power.

Unfortunately calling them out like this and hoping the drama gains enough traction to cause change is the only effective solution I've ever seen have somewhat meaningful impact.