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Re:Matrix 2.0: How we’re making Matrix go voom by superkuh on Monday February 13, 2023 @07:57PM (#34783612)
And now the server is hosting images and has to police that or it gets shut down. And suddenly content moderation is #2 priority for the service, behind #1 profit, but well ahead of providing a space for communities.
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Re:Matrix 2.0: How we’re making Matrix go voom by Gigachad on Monday February 13, 2023 @08:18PM (#34783791)
You have to police illegal content even if it’s just links. That’s why torrent sites get shut down constantly.

Curating and sharing links is the same as hosting. And I’m quite happy to be on a platform which doesn’t share or host this content.

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Re:Matrix 2.0: How we’re making Matrix go voom by superkuh on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @12:43PM (#34792973)
Nope. No one has to or is policing the links people chat about on IRC. Why? Because the server isn't saving state and hosting it. It's all in people's clients. It cuts the gordian knot of content moderation.
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