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by w0z_ 735 days ago
"slander, libel, abusive content" is a slope we've all seen slipped on. People in power use it to censor views they don't like.
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And people use it to paint false images of people or situations to suit their agenda. Lies spread more readily than truth.
And centralized moderation tools gravitate towards favoring these lies.

Even worse: lies about climate change are nowadays being spread via paid Youtube advertisements. This kind of centralized power should never have existed in the first place.