Zinnia Z
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The responses to the concerns about Spoutible’s content policy are evenly split between “OBVIOUSLY romance authors aren’t in violation, quit being hysterical” and “We don’t want smut-peddlers here, get your own app!” The policy is so vague even its defenders can’t agree on what it means.
06:27 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Benedict Scott
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I don’t care if there’s porn or not, but as a software dev and person who’s worked with many startups, moderation is a massive burden. A vague policy allows for missteps and restricting porn makes sense from a - should this platform succeed, kind of place. I just like the lack of right wingers.
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06:36 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Zinnia Z
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I think you’re right that there are benefits to a siterunner maintaining a prerogative for discretion—but that requires users to place a lot of trust in the moderation team, and a defensive reaction to users asking questions (after being burned by other sites before) doesn’t tend to inspire trust.
06:59 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Zinnia Z
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This platform has been delightfully devoid of right-wing nonsense thus far, and I would also love for it to succeed, but it has been very disappointing to see respected authors and reviewers treated as trolls for raising concerns about moderation policies.
06:59 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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