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Lemmyshitpost community closed until further notice (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [M] to c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world
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Hello everyone,

We unfortunately have to close the !lemmyshitpost community for the time being. We have been fighting the CSAM (Child Sexual Assault Material) posts all day but there is nothing we can do because they will just post from another instance since we changed our registration policy.

We keep working on a solution, we have a few things in the works but that won't help us now.

Thank you for your understanding and apologies to our users, moderators and admins of other instances who had to deal with this.

Edit: @Striker@lemmy.world the moderator of the affected community made a post apologizing for what happened. But this could not be stopped even with 10 moderators. And if it wasn't his community it would have been another one. And it is clear this could happen on any instance.

But we will not give up. We are lucky to have a very dedicated team and we can hopefully make an announcement about what's next very soon.

Edit 2: removed that bit about the moderator tools. That came out a bit harsher than how we meant it. It's been a long day and having to deal with this kind of stuff got some of us a bit salty to say the least. Remember we also had to deal with people posting scat not too long ago so this isn't the first time we felt helpless. Anyway, I hope we can announce something more positive soon.

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[โ€“] 331 points 2 years ago (15 children)

I would like to extend my sincerest apologies to all of the users here who liked lemmy shit posting. I feel like I let the situation grow too out of control before getting help. Don't worry I am not quitting. I fully intend on staying around. The other two deserted the community but I won't. Dm me If you wish to apply for mod.

Sincerest thanks to the admin team for dealing with this situation. I wish I linked in with you all earlier.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 208 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    @Striker@lemmy.world this is not your fault. You stepped up when we asked you to and actively reached out for help getting the community moderated. But even with extra moderators this can not be stopped. Lemmy needs better moderation tools.

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  • [โ€“] 52 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Hopefully the devs will take the lesson from this incident and put some better tools together.

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  • [+] -27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Or we'll finally accept that the core Lemmy devs aren't capable of producing a functioning piece of software and fork it.

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  • [โ€“] 34 points 2 years ago

    Its not easy to build a social media app, forking it won't make it any easier to solve this particular problem. Joining forces to tackle an inevitable problem is the only solution. The Lemmy devs are more than willing to accept pull requests for software improvements.

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  • [โ€“] 72 points 2 years ago

    Please, please, please do not blame yourself for this. This is not your fault. You did what you were supposed to do as a mod and stepped up and asked for help when you needed to, lemmy just needs better tools. Please take care of yourself.

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  • [โ€“] 12 points 2 years ago

    You don't have to apologize for having done your job. You did everything right and we appreciate it a lot. I've spent the whole day trying to remove this shit from my own instance and understanding how purges, removals and pictrs work. I feel you, my man. The only ones at fault here are the sickos who shared that stuff, you keep holding on.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 years ago

    You've already had to take all that on, don't add self-blame on top of it. This wasn't your fault and no reasonable person would blame you. I really feel for what you and the admins have had to endure.

    Don't hesitate to reach out to supports or speak to a mental health professional if you've picked up trauma from the shit you've had to see. There's no shame in getting help.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago

    As so many others have said, there's no need for an apology. Thank you for all of the work that you have been doing!

    The fact that you are staying on as mod speaks to your character and commitment to the community.

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