The claim is a major departure for the service, which has long been known as a destination for posting short snippets of text.

  • _cyb3rfunk_@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I think his idea was to reduce visibility of harmful content (like exclude it from the algorithm, or maybe just penalize it heavily) without fully banning it.

    I suppose downvotes are also a solution (up to a point - doesn’t work unless there is a strong enough consensus).

    But even if these don’t work it doesn’t mean censorship is the only solution. Just because we don’t have a good idea doesn’t mean nobody will.

    Radication and disinformation are serious problems and some censorship is better than nothing - but still seems like there has to be a better way.

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      10 months ago

      his idea was to reduce visibility of harmful content

      He’s got a funny way of accomplishing that goal. So funny that it looks like his goal is exactly the opposite. GENIUS!