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This is no surprise to me, as a manager of several large groups and pages. There is no real moderation, raids are commonplace and while trolls are able to bypa
by Karawebnetwork 4y ago
This is no surprise to me, as a manager of several large groups and pages.
There is no real moderation, raids are commonplace and while trolls are able to bypass the moderation algorithm to write their post, real users regularly get banned for responding to them harshly.
Public groups are simply a chore, anyone can raid with laughing reactions and, depending on the setting, leave comments. The moderation and pending membership queue of a public group that has one or two controversial viral posts becomes immediately unusable.
Fake accounts are rampant and users you ban as a community moderator always come back with a similar name accompanied by "II", "III", "IV"... when you report them as fake accounts, the algorithm responds that there is no problem. When you report oblivious trolls and hate speech (with only one letter changed, think n-word but with a w, etc.), the algorithm responds that there is no problem with the message.
These days, Facebook is simply not safe for most organic uses other than corporate pages and maybe the occasional meme pages. But please, don't read the comments if you value your wellbeing.
- floor2 4y agoMeanwhile, I can't create an account without giving a phone number. I tried to create a Twitter account, but was either instantly banned the moment I completed the sign-up form (using an incognito window) or was blocked from completing the form due to mandatory phone number. It's even worse if you try to use a VPN, TOR or any other privacy-protecting browser plugins to block tracking. Somehow we've gotten the worst of both worlds, where real users are blocked but spammers can get in.
- t0bia_s 4y agoMy friend got 24h ban after trying login to his Instagram account from LibreWolf on Fedora that he freshly installed on his laptop. Twice. He was previously on Firefox on Win10.
- nojs 4y agoMeanwhile I literally can’t create an instagram account: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33043357 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33043357