Reddit’s replacement mods may be putting its communities at risk
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Removing institutional knowledge means real risks for Redditors.

Reddit’s replacement mods may be putting its communities at risk — With institutional knowledge seeping out of the site, poor moderation could have real-world impacts as more misinformation is allo…::Reddit’s moderator purge could have real impacts on reliability and information safety as it rushes to replace mods with inexperienced and poorly vetted volunteers, shows a new report.

  • @Ensign_CrabEnglish
    20•1 year ago

    The spread of misinformation has been reddit’s primary function since 2020.

    • @[email protected]English
      9•1 year ago

      You could replace “reddit” with the internet. FB, disinformation. Twitter, disinformation. Most online “news” outlets, disinformation. Google search results, links to various disinformation.

      It’s actually getting hard to find places on the web that aren’t flooded with disinformation.

      • @Ensign_CrabEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        While that is true, some platforms incentivize misinformation to a greater degree than others.