https://lemmy.world/post/22802143

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(Context: lemmy.world/c/support post)

Title: Moderation not keeping up with influx of violent rhetoric following the assassination of the UHC CEO.

I am seeing a huge increase in posts and comments that incite violence, make threats of violence against specific people, or that celebrate real-world instances of violence and murder. There are hundreds of comments on this instance posted over the past day that brazenly violate rule #1 “We do not tolerate threats of and calls for violence in any form against any living creature”.

Many offending comments have been dealt with by mods, but some mods are seemingly allowing this violent rhetoric in their respective sub-communities. There are many active threads about the UHC CEO right now on lemmy.world that are filled with violent rule-breaking comments, and very little visible moderation.

Given that the mods are either unable or unwilling to enforce this most fundamental content rule, when can we expect the admins to get involved and start handing out bans to the users that have been celebrating murder and inciting more violence? It’s pretty out of control right now, and I’m betting that the admins could find themselves in hot water with the authorities if this continues to go unchecked.

    • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      29·
      21 days ago

      Me, smugly posting “fuck around and find out” in response to violence sanctioned by the powers of government and press.

      Me, condescendingly using euphemisms like “collateral damage” when I find out innocent civilians were killed in that sanctioned violence.

      Me, pragmatically reminding everyone of how violence begets violence and that both sides’ violence is wrong when I get called out.

      Me, serenely steering the conversation towards thoughts and prayers in an attempt to gain moral high ground.

      Me, judging you for sticking to your points while I drift further and further into lofty abstraction and moralism.

      Hell yeah its liberalism time.