So, this article claims that moderation should be secret, so trolls can’t find sneaky ways to get around it.
But in my opinion, having moderation be completely secret allows moderators to mold the discussion to be exactly what they want it to be. That’s bad when it’s done by big corporations, and it’s also bad when it’s done by a handful of volunteer moderators on a website like Lemmy.
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So, this article claims that moderation should be secret, so trolls can’t find sneaky ways to get around it.
But in my opinion, having moderation be completely secret allows moderators to mold the discussion to be exactly what they want it to be. That’s bad when it’s done by big corporations, and it’s also bad when it’s done by a handful of volunteer moderators on a website like Lemmy.