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View submission: COVID denialism and policy clarifications
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Comment by [deleted] at 01/09/2021 at 19:16 UTC
18 upvotes, 4 direct replies
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Comment by Accomplished_Till727 at 01/09/2021 at 19:23 UTC
5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Reddit admins never focus on the root of the problem, instead the are content to focus on quarantining the bad apples after they have been used in a mass poisoning.
Comment by danweber at 01/09/2021 at 19:34 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's even worse: consistently applying the given rule would also mean banning all the mods who locked their forums without pointers at NNN.
It would've been more clear and fair to *just make up a new rule and apply it*. Say "posting wrong things about covid is bannable" and then applied it.
Right now the users have no idea what the actual rules are. You are absolutely allowed to mess with other subreddits in some cases, and absolutely not in others.
Comment by [deleted] at 01/09/2021 at 20:42 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Reddit admins and only doing the bare minimum when confronted with bad press. Name a more iconic duo.
Comment by Bardfinn at 01/09/2021 at 18:18 UTC
-3 upvotes, 5 direct replies
What was asked was for the admins to exercise editorial capacity, or to employ someone who makes moderation decisions *by fiat*.
It's an extremely unpopular position but it is a position borne from principles: Reddit admins should not be making fiat moderation decisions that apply to some subreddits but not others; They should not be editorialising; They should not be exercising social control regarding medicine.
Comment by koy6 at 01/09/2021 at 18:43 UTC
-2 upvotes, 4 direct replies
They clearly have the posts and data they have the users.
They know whose mouse hovered over an antivaxxer post for too long.
They know who thought about leaving a comment in response to misinformation.
They have the information.
They just need to expunge them from the site. Why do they continue to allow dissent against the established science is beyond me.
These people need to be removed and forced to go elsewhere.
I think they just want money.
They seemed to listen when mods of the big subreddits shut down their subs and stopped that money from rolling in. They need to do it again, and really root out the problematic members of the community.
I don't care if you have never posted a comment in your life, if you are reading the wrong things you don't belong on reddit.
Comment by hookdump at 01/09/2021 at 21:29 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The problem is that drawing a clear line and taking definitive action with the basis of disinformation can be... controversial. At least for some people.
It's way easier to ban them on other grounds.
That being said, I do agree with your assessment. This is not ideal.
Comment by TheRealJYellen at 01/09/2021 at 22:08 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That would mean taking it from a forum to a news site, and realistically Reddit doesn't want responsibility for what users post on their site.
Comment by [deleted] at 02/09/2021 at 08:34 UTC*
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I'm reading between the lines here, and this seems like a pretty strong stand against disinformation 💯.
Rules often have a hard time dealing in a complicated argumentative world. Sometimes they have to be mildly bent or applied slightly more rigorously, to get at the "intent" of a law when tested with certain events, or when trying to take things in context. ☺️