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View submission: Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible
Reddit is giving its staff a lot more power over the communities on its platform. Starting today, Reddit moderators will not be able to change if their subreddit is public or private without first submitting a request to a Reddit admin. The policy applies to adjusting all community types, meaning moderators will have to request to make a switch from safe for work to not safe for work, too.
This sounds an awful lot like reddit is responsible for the content on their platform, and as such should be held responsible legally for it.
Comment by Expensive-Mention-90 at 30/09/2024 at 23:54 UTC
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I like this line of reasoning
Platform defense degraded, one inch at a time
Comment by parlor_tricks at 01/10/2024 at 05:00 UTC
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Im so happy someone said this!
If you have that level of control, you then have that level of responsibility.
Comment by CaptainBayouBilly at 01/10/2024 at 02:33 UTC
8 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Reddit has a lengthy history of tolerating abhorrent content.
Comment by UncreativeTeam at 01/10/2024 at 04:07 UTC
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https://www.eff.org/issues/cda230
Comment by PallyMcAffable at 02/10/2024 at 21:09 UTC
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Tangentially, isn’t that the problem with “self-hosted” anti-authoritarian alternatives like Lemmy? You’re the one personally taking on liability for everything anyone posts on your server.
Comment by kromptator99 at 01/10/2024 at 11:24 UTC
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Like all of the CP that keeps getting spam posted to unmoderated subs
Comment by kyricus at 01/10/2024 at 11:32 UTC
0 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I think users should be legally responsible for what they post as well.