ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Reddit@lemmy.world · edit-210 days agoApparently Mods are being given automated instructions to "check for violence" for any comments that contain the word "Luigi". Subreddit drama discussedslrpnk.netexternal-linkmessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkApparently Mods are being given automated instructions to "check for violence" for any comments that contain the word "Luigi". Subreddit drama discussedslrpnk.netByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Reddit@lemmy.world · edit-210 days agomessage-square182fedilinkfile-text
The mods at r/popculture pointed it out. And then the screenshot above. The subreddit drama https://rdx.overdevs.com/comments.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FSubredditDrama%2Fcomments%2F1j5cqq1%2Fmultiple_subreddits_express_concern_after_reddit%2F
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoMany (most?) volunteer moderators are doing unpaid labor for a community they are invested in that happens to be hosted by capitalists because aggregation (and smart phones giving every normie constant access to the internet) killed forum culture.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoThat’s what the capitalists tell them, yes. And then they whip them and tell them to mod faster and the way they want.
Many (most?) volunteer moderators are doing unpaid labor for a community they are invested in that happens to be hosted by capitalists because aggregation (and smart phones giving every normie constant access to the internet) killed forum culture.
That’s what the capitalists tell them, yes. And then they whip them and tell them to mod faster and the way they want.