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Open survey about censorship on lemmy (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This seems to be becoming the hot topic, the elephant in the chatroom - the balance between censorship / freedom of speech on lemmy. There are solid arguments for both ways, and good compromises too.

IMO the FAQ makes it quite clear what the devs have built here, and why. But recent discussions, arguments, make it clear that a lot of the most vocal users object to it.

I'm very curious. Many active users feel this way? Please vote using the up arrows in the comments.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 years ago (1 children)

I don't like any kind of automatic moderation. You can see how it ended on Facebook and YouTube — people are notoriously getting banned because of algorithm's mistakes. For instance, in Polish, the word "pedał" normally means "pedal", but it's also used as a highly offensive word for homosexuals. The result? People getting banned for posting about bicycles and cars.

I think that instead of slur filter, mods could be automatically notified that someone used a certain word. Then the mods could manually check for context and ban if one really meant it.

Other than that, I think that the balance is right and haven't had any issue so far.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 years ago

In French too, as used for the same term "pédale". I agree entirely with you. Still leave the final point to an human.