It’s widely disliked.
I realize that mods for individual subs on different servers need to buy-in, that it’s not just a collective vote. The aim of asking here is the hope that we can get a discussion going and do a vibes check on the community at large.
I find it quite handy - it’s a bit excessive on nearly every post, but it does add context when I don’t recognise the news source, and it’s useful to see whether I really need to do some more digging on the article rather than should look for other views on a story.
It’s frustrating to see a comment or two on a post preview pane you’re interested in though and boom, it’s a bot rather than another user to engage with.
It would work really well as a plug in or tool, giving you inline information in the post itself.
This would be amazing; along with options to select from several “bias checkers” would be nearly perfect.
I second your frustrations, but overall I think it’s good enough for now.