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Re:The EARN IT act will ban LGBT-related content and discuss... by spacechild1 on Friday February 04, 2022 @06:42PM (#30215150)
Homophobia exists and we have to fight it. That's the sad reality. Yes, homophobic comments are harmful and reading can already do damage. But what can we do apart from downvoting/flagging?
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Re:The EARN IT act will ban LGBT-related content and discuss... by DoktorDelta on Friday February 04, 2022 @07:17PM (#30215502)
banning?
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Re:The EARN IT act will ban LGBT-related content and discuss... by spacechild1 on Friday February 04, 2022 @07:29PM (#30215621)
Even better: shadow banning. This already happens. I think the problem is that HN needs more moderators. It relies too much on self-moderation.
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