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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 5 days 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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[-] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

Woah what the hell? I've seen like 5 comments mentioning CSAM. I'm gonna need someone to elaborate on what the fuck was going on

[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The Reddit API exodus in 2023 brought hundreds of new instances and tens of thousands of new users to Lemmy. Unfortunately, many of those instances had open registrations, Lemmy's moderation tools were very basic (they still are), and there were not enough mods/admins to provide 24-hour coverage on the larger instances. A handful of trolls took advantage of the situation by posting grotesque stuff for lulz: CSAM, scat porn, racist memes, etc. Sometimes it would stay up for hours until someone with the right permissions noticed and took it down.

The situation is better now. Though there is still plenty of room for improvement.

this post was submitted on 09 Dec 2024

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