Submitted 3 days ago by Tea@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.zip
https://htxt.co.za/2025/03/reddit-could-soon-punish-users-for-upvoting-violent-content/
- Reddit has begun issuing warnings to users to regularly upvote violent content with a view to taking harsher action in future.
- The company says that it will consider expanding this action to other forms of content in future.
- Users are concerned that this moderation tactic could be abused or just improperly implemented.
Violent content is against Reddit rules. So why is the content not being removed and the poster banned?
It still drives engagement. Same for the subs that have been flooded with AI stories and bot responses. It can be marketed as engagement to advertisers.
Ah so violent content is banned unless it’s making Reddit cash. Then it’s fine.
I ve gotten banned for reporting violent content, and also for inciting violence the same month, the ban for reports was something very stupid like harassing mods, person I reported was just straight up advocating for violence
Because when a trap kills the rats you do not punish the bait in the rat trap.
Supporting Palestine: violent Supporting Ukraine: violent Suggesting Lemmy: believe or not, violent too
Reddit is now Fascist media. They will surpress talk of armed resistance, if (god forbid) it comes to that.
“Violent” needs scare quotes, because it’s obviously subjective and ripe for abuse.
Lol people use that website
They keep telling me that China isn’t controlling Reddit, yet I keep seeing nonstop evidence they are. 😶
I’ve literally never heard that
Oh shit, possiblylinux127 isn’t familiar? Guess it isn’t real.
Is there hope for digg’s rebirth?
Yeah actually old Reddit founder and another similar dude buying it and refreshing it soon, apparently.
“Hope” read as “won’t some corporation save us?!”
Ahhhhhh
Baby sad
satans_methpipe@lemmy.world 3 days ago
For profit media is state controlled. The state being the corporations.
modifier@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
It is just galling to me that some massive rich dweebs interpreted all of my favorite dystopian cyberpunk as a blueprint