Communities that promote misleading information and conspiracy theories should be not allowed.

PS I propose to add this rule to lemmy.ml rules

  • Dessalines
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    Done, sorry about the right wing spammers yall. I’ve been quite busy with coding recently.

    edit: Also, I’m not sure where they’re brigading from, but just keep using the report button and we’ll get to them as soon as we’re able.

  • QuentinCallaghan
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    02 years ago

    My instance already has a rule “No Nazis, QAnon or conspiracy whackos”, I banned the founder of that community.

  • @[email protected]M
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    02 years ago

    Yhe purpose of rules and moderation is that everyone behaves well, eithoit personal insults etc. Not to decide what is true or false (thats what discussions are for).

    If its really misinformation like you say, it should be no problem to debunk it with actual arguments. And if you dont like the community, you can personally block it.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      If its really misinformation like you say, it should be no problem to debunk it with actual arguments.

      you just opened a conspiratorial box of Pandora on lemmy.ml

      What I’m talking about is just to come up with a position and indicate it in rules.

    • tinawebmom
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      210 months ago

      You can’t actually convince them that the way they think is wrong. They’re programmed at this point. Refusing to give them an echo chamber is the best option.

    • krolden
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      22 years ago

      Its just spam at this point and should be dealt with accordingly

    • @[email protected]
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      I understand your point, but I think what we all learned very recently is that idiots will be idiots regardless of what you show them.

      Look at people from /r/joerogan for example, antivax and antimasks and such. No matter what information you show them, they always have their own biased (non factual, wrong) sources. They just hide in that. Is it not better to just cut the propagation of false information from the start? Avoid the congregation of sick/wrong ideas?

      • @[email protected]
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        22 years ago

        As they say, you can’t convince someone with facts out of a position that they ended up in without looking at the facts.