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exabrial ◴[] No.23323163[source]
I once got a strike on social media for posting an article about a German doctor that recommended whiskey to cure covid19. It was a joke, and any reasonable adult would know this is false.

It's hard for me to feel sorry for companies that go down the fact checking route with algorithms; It always ends up causing more damage than value.

12 years ago we didn't have this problem, and I think that's mostly related to the fact there was some UX resistance to hitting the "reahare" button.

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ojnabieoot ◴[] No.23323823[source]
Literally hundreds of people, including children, have died drinking bootleg alcohol being hawked as a COVID-19 cure. It is simply not the case that “any reasonable adult” knows your joke is a joke - that may be the case in developed countries where people have reliable access to actual doctors. But in developing countries this has been a serious problem.

Misinformation kills innocent people. A harsh no-tolerance policy is acceptable given this is the worst global health crisis in 100 years.

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exabrial ◴[] No.23325418[source]
Completely disagree.

My audience, my friends and family, are all educated reasonable adults.

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1. jonny_eh ◴[] No.23325845[source]
There's no way for a moderator to know all that, and take it into account.
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2. exabrial ◴[] No.23331857[source]
Agree. It lacks context. My friends and family know my style of humor and sarcasm. Every situation an algorithm will not be able to determine that.