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Is it just me, or is Lemmy starting to have a spam problem? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Perhaps this isn't new, as I've only been on Lemmy for around 3 months, but up until this point I hadn't noticed spam, advertising, scams, etc at all on Lemmy. However, within the last 2 days I've seen at least 3 examples of obvious spam posts, made by accounts clearly dedicated to that purpose. Has anyone else noticed this? And are there steps we could take to counter it (perhaps a report button)?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Maybe, in addition to admins, there could be demi-mods where when they report something, it becomes hidden? Or some other democratic approach; I remember League of Legends did a "tribunal" thing where users could vote on whether something was appropriate. Maybe something like that could distribute the admin-load without giving people unilateral-ban-power.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Spam moves faster than democracy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

It moves faster than fascism too =P

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Nah fascism is just better at disguising their spam as an attack on your personal liberties by the communists.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 years ago

I'm saying the current moderation strategy is pure fascism