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To the admins and moderators of Lemmy: How often do you encounter disturbing content? How do you cope with the things that you see? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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And, if you are comfortable with sharing, what are some of the worst things that you've seen?

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[-] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Most things are ads, spam or people reporting comments they politically disagree with.

There was a troll spamming cp some time ago, but that was before my time as a mod / admin.

[-] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

people reporting comments they politically disagree with.

Wouldn't this be mod abuse?

[-] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

You might have misinterpreted it. It referes to users falsely reporting users they disagree with. This often happens in the context of political discussions.

What I didn't mean is removing comments I personally disagree with. This would indeed be mod abuse.

[-] granolabar@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 2 weeks ago

Sorry I meant that idiots flooding mods with false reports is abuse of mods ie creating extra work for the mod and taking hsi time away from the actual job.

I can see threat actors using this tactic to wear down the mod team.

[-] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You are right. We had some of those. They're gone now.

EDIT: I was confused, since mod abuse is usually associated with mods acting unprofessionally / in bad faith.

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