Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public Beta

Re:Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public ... by sf_rob on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @01:12PM (#14351286)

The problem is a "Reddit alternative" will naturally attract the groups that no longer feel at home on Reddit. It seems inevitable that any alternative will be more toxic and/or hyper-moderated.

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Re:Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public ... by CM30 on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @11:37AM (#14359478)

As will almost any site specifically marketed as an alternative to a major one. You market your site as a freer, more fair alternative to another social site, and yes, you'll likely draw in the people that were hated/seen as controversial on the original. See also a lot of Twitter alternatives (like Gab) if you want other examples.

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Re:Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public ... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @02:02PM (#14351782)

Scott Alexander recently covered this phenomenon here:

http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/05/01/neutral-vs-conservative...

(see in particular section III of the article)

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Re:Voten.co, a Real-Time Reddit Alternative Launches Public ... by mowenz on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @05:28AM (#14356847)

Voat is actually far less moderated, though, and honestly, almost nothing is censored there.

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