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New rule on link Aggregators/Forwarders: (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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We've had some trouble recently with posts from aggregator links like Google Amp, MSN, and Yahoo.

We're now requiring links go to the OG source, and not a conduit.

In an example like this, it can give the wrong attribution to the MBFC bot, and can give a more or less reliable rating than the original source, but it also makes it harder to run down duplicates.

So anything not linked to the original source, but is stuck on Google Amp, MSN, Yahoo, etc. will be removed.

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[-] geekwithsoul@lemm.ee 20 points 2 months ago

As someone who raised this issue, I want to thank the mods for addressing this. The MBFC bot aside, I think this will also cut down on dupes, as I’ve seen numerous times where an article was shared twice- once from the OG source and then another version from MSN or Yahoo news.

And for users who want to check the source of something, it does make it easier to fact check for yourself.

Who knows, it might even slow down certain profligate posters who obviously just take every link in a news aggregator and share it (and then brush off every comment with a “I didn’t write the article…) 😉

[-] goferking0 8 points 2 months ago

Accounts have been spamming MSN, amp and yahoo links?

[-] geekwithsoul@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago

Yes, mostly MSN and Yahoo

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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

People usually link to sites like MSN and Yahoo because the content is no longer locked behind a paywall. 🤷‍♂️

[-] geekwithsoul@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

Many of the articles I’ve seen are not in fact behind a paywall but obviously YMMV

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[-] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Can we please just get rid of the propaganda bot instead? It's bad at what it claims to do, and does nothing to stem the flow of disinformation here.

If you really want users to think about their sources, then you should have a dedicated source discussion thread for every post.

The bot actively and objectively makes Lemmy a worse platform. I've personally stopped recommending Lemmy to friends, and the bot is the top reason. (The other reason is the power users who astroturf the various news communities with their pet issues. Hopefully that will change after the election.)

[-] geekwithsoul@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

So the reason you don’t recommend Lemmy is a bot that you can block if you don’t like it? That seems a little much, IMO

[-] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Yes.

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[-] aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 2 months ago

For a second I thought you were talking about our favorite high-traffic poster, who is now queue flooding 15 articles a day.

[-] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Which one? There's a bunch of them. Although I suspect that a lot of them are the same people using alt accounts.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

A dedicated source discussion thread for every post would have to be automated and, ideally, link to a source that checks the bias and credibility of the source...

You just suggested what we're already doing...

[-] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

People can link their own sources. There could be a dedicated community to keep track. Literally anything is better than the half-assed bot telling everyone what to think.

[-] aniki@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

Your opinion is bad.

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Please provide an OG source for this.

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[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

www.amputatorbot.com

Especially useful on mobile. Simply paste/copy to fix amp links. Free, no ads.

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