Is Blocking Users Problematic to the Platform? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by mipadaitu@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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There was an issue on Reddit a while back where people would post some hateful stuff, and of course lots of people blocked them.

After a while, anti-trans, racist, and far-right-wing stuff were only seen by non-logged in users, other bigots, or new people, and they weren't getting the downvotes they deserved.

Is this going to be a problem on Lemmy too? I'm worried that if we're all blocking shitty users that we're just hiding the problem from ourselves, not fixing it.

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[-] JimmyDean@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Imo blocked users get less engagement, therefore it helps to some degree. ~~Also, unlike reddit, it's somewhat difficult to browse the Fediverse without being logged in.~~ I'd guess that if any problematic content does slip through, it reaches a much smaller audience than if it were to slip through on reddit just because of how things are decentralized here.

edit: I tried it again and I now agree that it is easier to browse with an account. I saw a lot more content than the first time I tried it ~2 months ago

[-] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also, unlike reddit, it's somewhat difficult to browse the Fediverse without being logged in

I strongly disagree with that part

[-] cujo@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

Indeed. I find the inverse to be true. It's getting harder and harder to browse Reddit without being logged in, but Lemmy is no problem.

[-] JimmyDean@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I like to use old.reddit when I browse it now. I saw others mention it, and after giving it a try, I can see why people like it more than the 'updated' reddit.

[-] cujo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I've never given it more than a few minutes at a time, but I didn't like it as compared to my 3rd party clients. Those are dead now, so... I just don't browse Reddit. 🤷‍♂️

[-] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

I hope you're right. Just seeing a sharp increase in hate speech on here, and I'm worried it's going to be tricky to manage.

[-] JimmyDean@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Your concerns are valid. That's something to be expected as the platform grows, but it's alarming nonetheless.

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