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Re:Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working ... by ryandrake on Monday June 12, 2023 @02:47PM (#36298935)
If meta-moderation powers were assigned randomly and uniformly, this could be gamed by just spam-creating tons of accounts. Any system that accepts user input needs to have a robust answer to the question "What if a significant percentage of my users are actually bots under control of a single person?"
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Re:Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working ... by qmarchi on Monday June 12, 2023 @04:12PM (#36300266)
You could disincentivize them by having access to the metamoderation queue behind the subscription. Thus it's $2/mo/user account.
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Re:Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working ... by ryandrake on Monday June 12, 2023 @04:29PM (#36300554)
I wonder how much would a government intelligence or defense department who controls millions of bot accounts be willing to pay per month in order to have even a small percentage of power over who gets to mod (for example) r/ukraine?
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Re:Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working ... by penneallagricia on Monday June 12, 2023 @05:57PM (#36301812)
Considering 1 patriot missile costs several millions, it would be pocket change.
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Re:Show HN: Non.io, a Reddit-like platform Ive been working ... by cutemonster on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @06:18AM (#36308028)
Yes, and to some extent, what's at stake is to get to choose the next president (or future dictator) in the US.

What's that worth for, say Xi in China - look at how much he is ok with spending on invading Taiwan. And how much he'd save, if a to him a more friendly person (Trump) became the president. Then compare that with $2

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