Hacker News with Generative AI: Moderation

If You've Signed Up for Bluesky, You've Signed Up for Offloadable Moderation (dreamwidth.org)
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Social Media, Censorship, Moderation
3 points by mawise 16 days ago | 3 comments
So, Bluesky Has an Extortion Problem (tedium.co)
Bluesky, until now, has had a reputation as being a more moderation-friendly alternative to X, Threads, Mastodon, and other social networks.
Social Media, Censorship, Moderation, Bluesky
36 points by coloneltcb 31 days ago | 4 comments
A Change in Moderation Staff of r/Wordpress (reddit.com)
Reddit, Online Communities, Moderation
8 points by ValentineC 94 days ago | 1 comments
Instagram and Threads moderation is out of control (theverge.com)
On Threads, the topic of “Threads Moderation Failures” is trending. Some users complain their accounts are being deleted or restricted for linking to articles with controversial topics.
Social Media, Censorship, Moderation, Meta, Threads
50 points by healsdata 100 days ago | 36 comments
Reddit communities will require permission while going private (techcrunch.com)
Last year, while opposing Reddit’s API changes, a large number of subreddits turned from public to private or turned NSFW (Not Safe for Work) to impact ads on the platform. To prevent this kind of change, Reddit is bringing new rules where moderators will have to submit a request when updating community-type public or private or maturity ratings of SFW (Safe for Work) or NSFW.
Reddit, Moderation, Community Management, Social Media, Platform Changes
13 points by mdotk 109 days ago | 3 comments
Reddit is making sitewide protests basically impossible (theverge.com)
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.
Social Media, Reddit, Censorship, Moderation, Community Management
11 points by rntn 110 days ago | 12 comments
Permission now required to take subreddits private (reddit.com)
Starting today, updating Community Type settings requires a moderator to submit a request.
Reddit, Community Management, Moderation
57 points by focusedone 110 days ago | 35 comments
Moderating LessWrong (2018) (medium.com)
Welcome to the mod team!
Moderation, Online Communities, LessWrong
6 points by yamrzou 121 days ago | 0 comments
New Anti-Toxicity Features on Bluesky (bsky.social)
Social Media, Online Community, Toxicity, Moderation
105 points by runarberg 143 days ago | 178 comments