There was an issue on Reddit a while back where people would post some hateful stuff, and of course lots of people blocked them.

After a while, anti-trans, racist, and far-right-wing stuff were only seen by non-logged in users, other bigots, or new people, and they weren’t getting the downvotes they deserved.

Is this going to be a problem on Lemmy too? I’m worried that if we’re all blocking shitty users that we’re just hiding the problem from ourselves, not fixing it.

  • Mubelotix@jlai.lu
    221·
    1 year ago

    Also, unlike reddit, it’s somewhat difficult to browse the Fediverse without being logged in

    I strongly disagree with that part

    • cujo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      Indeed. I find the inverse to be true. It’s getting harder and harder to browse Reddit without being logged in, but Lemmy is no problem.

      • Jim@lemm.ee
        3·
        1 year ago

        I like to use old.reddit when I browse it now. I saw others mention it, and after giving it a try, I can see why people like it more than the ‘updated’ reddit.

        • cujo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I’ve never given it more than a few minutes at a time, but I didn’t like it as compared to my 3rd party clients. Those are dead now, so… I just don’t browse Reddit. 🤷‍♂️