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minus-squareMudMan@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·4 days agoI admit I haven’t looked into this yet, but at as a headline my first thought was “that’s a terrible idea and it’s going to get someone killed”.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoLack of moderation (given that any evil actor can spin up an instance and interact with other instances) can lead to scams, phishings, or even worse. I’m not saying that Facebook’s moderation is much better, but at least you can look up a profile and get a sense if they’re a “real” person or not.
minus-squareMeldrik@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoEach instance controls who it interacts with.
minus-squareTemperche@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 days agoWouldn’t that lead to other instances engaging into “evil” instance-wide bans?
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoProbably. That’s the best case scenario. But moderation is expensive and time-consuming, and we cannot just hope that volunteers will do it for free for such a risky market.
I admit I haven’t looked into this yet, but at as a headline my first thought was “that’s a terrible idea and it’s going to get someone killed”.
Why do you think that?
Lack of moderation (given that any evil actor can spin up an instance and interact with other instances) can lead to scams, phishings, or even worse.
I’m not saying that Facebook’s moderation is much better, but at least you can look up a profile and get a sense if they’re a “real” person or not.
Each instance controls who it interacts with.
Wouldn’t that lead to other instances engaging into “evil” instance-wide bans?
Probably. That’s the best case scenario.
But moderation is expensive and time-consuming, and we cannot just hope that volunteers will do it for free for such a risky market.