if I wanted to bring the Fediverse down or at least keep my customers from going there, I would sow this stuff as much as I can
Agree. And that’s been my experience here too. I made two posts critical of reddit and they each seemed to have been astroturfed by toxic reddit shills.
I think it would require a lot of active and dedicated mods and admins, which I’m doubtful is doable. I don’t know that there’s a fix for this but a “true block” (instead of the current “mute”) might help; but there are major downsides to that type of feature as well. I wrote in a blog that it might require an advanced AI to moderate everything.
@TonyStark
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Re: Our conversation last night.
Here is why I can understand your frustration with people who are seemingly misinformed about levels of government and their responsibilities, and why I don't waste much time with lengthy explanations to correct their misconceptions, and how I do respond.
When the organizers of the convoy who attempted an insurrection in our capitol city first began to mobilize people, we could see it IRT on social media. The leaders misinformed people by ...
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response is now:
"Wrong branch of government. Please look it up and come back to me after you are better informed."
If they continue arguing, I tell them to read my previous reply and if they continue I mute or block because it is obvious they are here to sow doubt and create problems, disrupt and distract.
Perhaps I am too impatient (and obviously I am not cut out to be a moderator 😆 so I have never volunteered) but that is how I handle the problem. Hoping you have a better day.
r(eading)ule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Is the bot/troll situation getting worse?
It feels like the amount of both, divisive posts and ghoulish comments is rising again....
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