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Comparing Facebook and Reddit moderation - Reddit wins by a mile
I posted a screenshot of a town hall debate on Facebook last week and it got flagged as 'false info' within 2 hours. No explanation, no appeal button. Took the same thing to a subreddit on Reddit and it stayed up for 3 days with 200 comments arguing both sides. One platform auto-censors anything it doesn't like. The other lets people hash it out. Has anyone figured out which platforms actually let you talk freely?
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king.val1mo ago
Nah, @umar49 is right about Facebook being heavy-handed but I gotta push back a little on Reddit too. Reddit's not exactly a free speech paradise, it just depends which sub you're in. I've had posts removed from subs because a mod didn't like my wording, not because it broke any rule. They just delete stuff at their own discretion and you're stuck waiting forever for an appeal. Facebook's algorithm is worse though, I'll give you that. At least on Reddit you can sometimes argue your case with a human moderator. But neither platform really wants you talking freely, they just have different ways of shutting it down.
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karencampbell1mo ago
Disagree a bit on the "human moderator" part. Reddit mods are often worse than Facebook's algorithm because they're just some random person with a grudge and zero accountability. I've been banned from subs for disagreeing with a mod's personal opinion, not for breaking any actual sitewide rule. Facebook at least has a review process that can eventually overturn stuff, even if it takes forever. Reddit mods can perma-ban you on a whim and the admins almost never step in.
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