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The only point I see is that some of them are very deliberate in which articles they allow comments for. Some topics such as the refugee crisis attract really t
by kaybe 9y ago
The only point I see is that some of them are very deliberate in which articles they allow comments for. Some topics such as the refugee crisis attract really toxic and probably illegal comments and so need heavy moderation (so no commenting) while eg French election coverage is fine and commentable.
- majewsky 9y agoSome of these sites used to allow comments on all articles, then progressively cut down on the commenting functionality (blocking comments on controversial topics, requiring moderation before comments become visible etc.) following their experiences with the liberal policy. Here's a talk from a data scientist how analyzed posts and comments on spiegel.de: https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-7912-spiegelmining_reverse_engineering_von_spiegel-online https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-7912-spiegelmining_reverse_engin... (German video, English and French translations on separate audio tracks)