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What are your stories of moderator overreach on Lemmy? (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[โ€“] [S] 19 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

Is there any incentive other than showing who's boss on the internet? I struggle to see how the amount of time and energy involved in moderating just one community, let alone multiple ones, are worth it just to get a power high. It seems exhausting.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 3 years ago

    It's an influence game like anything else online now that the Internet is commoditized. Corporations and political influence campaigns can and do pay for control of high-traffic accounts and communities to nudge discussions to benefit whatever they're selling.

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