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Re:Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creat... by justjoined2 on Thursday July 13, 2023 @09:10AM (#36708573)
No one has said that they are on the same level?
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Re:Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creat... by SSLy on Thursday July 13, 2023 @09:15AM (#36708631)
They are literally in the same flat array
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Re:Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creat... by phailhaus on Thursday July 13, 2023 @09:20AM (#36708690)
That just means that they both meet the same bar. That doesn't mean they are themselves equally horrible.
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Re:Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creat... by cmcaleer on Thursday July 13, 2023 @09:15AM (#36708623)
They're on the same level insofar as it's been deemed serious enough by someone to put on this list. Just funny to see it on a list filled with ethnic slurs and a couple disability slurs, looks very out of place to see an extremely-online insult alongside slurs with tons of historical baggage.
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Re:Bluesky now checks against this array of slurs when creat... by justjoined2 on Thursday July 13, 2023 @09:40AM (#36708950)
Does it really surprise you to see an extremely-online insult being included in a black list for an app for extremely-online people? I genuinely can't understand the confusion.
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