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  • Digg plans on using Ai to moderate.
  • The most difficult parts of moderating on Reddit aren't the trolls or spammers or even the rule-breakers, it's identifying the accounts who intentionally walk the line of what's appropriate.

    IMO only a human moderator can recognize when someone is being a complete asshole but "doing it politely", or trying to push an agenda or generally behaving inauthentically, because human moderators are (in theory) members of the community themselves and have an interest in that community being enjoyable to be a part of.

    Humans are messy, and finding the right balance of mess to keep things interesting without making a place overwhelming to newcomers is a fine balance to strike that I just don't believe an AI can do on it's own.

  • Potential Palantir Psyop Exposed On Reddit Surrounding New Communities Such As r/world
  • Lemmy.world for instance could put the rest of the Lemmy fediverse between a rock and a hard place if they wanted to

    beehaw.org is doing great, and they deferated from.world a while ago. Your point is correct though, Mastodon.social for example has half of all Mastodon users.

    That said- there is little incentive to having a large instance, it costs a lot more and requires a lot more work.

  • Potential Palantir Psyop Exposed On Reddit Surrounding New Communities Such As r/world
  • "The fediverse" has no rules, if an instance wants to allow vote manipulation they have that power.

  • Potential Palantir Psyop Exposed On Reddit Surrounding New Communities Such As r/world
  • The best defense is to call them out on it and then walk away

    Yes exactly, I try to just simply describe what they are doing "This account is spreading the false narrative _____ for the purposes of ___" then not replying again. They want engagement because the more back-and-forth bickering that goes on, the less likely a third party reader is going to care to read beyond the top comment (the propaganda) and seeing a lot of replies can also give the impression that the debate is legitimate. Getting into a "debate" with someone "debating" in bad faith only helps them flood the zone with shit.

  • Potential Palantir Psyop Exposed On Reddit Surrounding New Communities Such As r/world
  • Reddit mods can sniff out astroturfing pretty easily actually, but Reddit inc doesn't do much to stop it. On the Fediverse, admins can simply ban from the instance, and if an instance does a poor job of removing inauthentic content then they can defederate.

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  • Exactly. Block and move on. Don't twist yourself into knots appeasing people, focus on keeping the users you want happy.

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  • Not trying to victim blame or anything, but I find it hard to believe that someone operating a low-moderation instance would truly expect people who don't like moderation to stay away.

    Don't get me wrong I agree with your sentiment and dislike that behavior, but what I'm saying is that asking or expecting users not to go on witch hunts or to behave in a certain way is a fool's errand that will always lead to burnout. A more sustainable approach for admins and mods is creating space for what they want to host and not trying to control what they don't.

  • Pro-AI Subreddit Bans 'Uptick' of Users Who Suffer from AI Delusions
  • Yeeeeah that user doesn't really understand how these things work. Hopefully stories like this can get out there because the only thing that can stop predatory behavior by corporations is bad press.

  • Pro-AI Subreddit Bans 'Uptick' of Users Who Suffer from AI Delusions
  • What is that from? I didn't see it in the article.

  • www.404media.co Pro-AI Subreddit Bans 'Uptick' of Users Who Suffer from AI Delusions

    “AI is rizzing them up in a very unhealthy way at the moment.”

    Pro-AI Subreddit Bans 'Uptick' of Users Who Suffer from AI Delusions

    Pretty freaky article, and it doesn't surprise me that chatbots could have this effect on some people more vulnerable to this sort of delusional thinking.

    I also thought this was very interesting that even a subreddit full of die-hard AI evangelists (many of whom have an already religious-esque view of AI) would notice and identify a problem with this behavior.

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    ‘Star Trek’ series beams into Hamilton
  • It seemed fine to me....

    ....oh my

  • Levi McClain: Klingon Music Theory is Weird
  • Honestly I'm just glad someone is out there doing this work

  • Baked delta shaped Lorvan crackers.
  • Heck yeah! Love when people share this kind of stuff.

  • knowablemagazine.org At the dawn of life, did metabolism come first?

    Some scientists propose that in the beginning, geochemistry gave way to biochemistry — with no genetic material necessary. Only later did RNA and DNA appear.

    At the dawn of life, did metabolism come first?

    Thought this was a really interesting read and felt my fellow Website enjoyers might think so too.

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    does captain Picard snore in Star Trek tng?
  • I'm pretty sure baldness is not a medical condition...

  • Bluesky has started honoring takedown requests from Turkish government
  • I will be dead in the cold cold ground before I ever type "/s"

  • Bluesky has started honoring takedown requests from Turkish government
  • I know it sounds insane but I swear to god BlueSky has astroturfing accounts on Lemmy. Every conversation (including yours here) about BlueSky is met with countless Sealions either saying it "will be federated soon" or asking "Why does federation matter?"

  • Bored. Give me a good "Living room PC" distro
  • This is very cool! Thanks for sharing.

  • [PSA] If things start feeling too toxic around here, remember that the 'block' button is your friend and always there for you.
  • Additional PSA to admins not running a "universal free speech" instance- if you see someone someone being obnoxious it's probably annoying your users just as much as is is you. Don't put the onus fully on users to curate their experience. The Fediverse needs our adults in the room!

  • Tumblr to join the fediverse
    techcrunch.com Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes | TechCrunch

    Since 2022, blogging site Tumblr has been teasing its plans to integrate with the fediverse -- the open social web powered by the protocol ActivityPub

    Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes | TechCrunch
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    Reddit @lemmy.ml Corgana @startrek.website
    arstechnica.com Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says

    How will Reddit generate content for paid-for subreddits?

    Reddit will lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says
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    Sam Whited on Mastodon: "I gave myself a dedicated "Picard" button that I can reach over and hit any time a company tries to make me use their new LLM."
    social.coop Sam Whited (@sam@social.coop)

    Attached: 1 video I gave myself a dedicated "Picard" button that I can reach over and hit any time a company tries to make me use their new LLM. #StarTrek #TNG

    Sam Whited (@sam@social.coop)
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    Forbes: ‘Open Source And Ethical’ TikTok, WhatsApp And Instagram Alternatives Could Transform Social Media
    www.forbes.com ‘Open Source And Ethical’ TikTok, WhatsApp And Instagram Alternatives Could Transform Social Media

    As major platforms face mounting scrutiny over content moderation and user privacy, a developer's vision for ethical social media draws support

    ‘Open Source And Ethical’ TikTok, WhatsApp And Instagram Alternatives Could Transform Social Media

    Very cool to see this topic in a place like Forbes, IMO.

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    If you begin the Voyager episode "Spirit Folk" at exactly 11:49:35 on New Year's eve, Ensign Harry Kim will kiss a cow as the clock strikes midnight.
    mastodon.social Star Trek Minus Context (@nocontexttrek@mastodon.social)

    Attached: 1 image If you begin #StarTrek: Voyager episode Spirit Folk at exactly 11:49:35 on #NewYearsEve, Ensign Harry Kim will kiss a cow as the clock strikes midnight. Join in our very dumb annual tradition and start 2025 off on the right hoof.

    Star Trek Minus Context (@nocontexttrek@mastodon.social)

    From @nocontexttrek@mastodon.social

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    www.mcsweeneys.net The Starfleet Gazette Will Not Be Endorsing a Candidate for President of the United Federation of Planets

    “After the Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year’s election or in the future, its billionaire owner ...

    The Starfleet Gazette Will Not Be Endorsing a Candidate for President of the United Federation of Planets

    "Sure, The Borg have been a bit of a problem. Their tendency toward mass assimilation and the stripping of individuality and personal freedom doesn’t exactly jibe with our idea of what makes a great leader. But let’s be honest. Kathryn Janeway hasn’t been perfect."

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    Corgana Corgana @startrek.website

    /r/StarTrek founder and primary steward from 2008-2021

    Currently on the board of directors for StarTrek.website

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