ari 1d ago
curious: which method do y'all prefer for content filtering?

this isn't necessarily picking one at the expense of the other; literally just which is most convenient to you

happy to have nuanced discussion on this in replies
content warnings
word mutes
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Show threadLuna Lactea

@ari Muting words is a nice feature to have, but muting specific words & phrases is completely useless when everyone insists on using euphemisms.

People saying things like "I f*****g hate annoying orange, he…" instead of "I fucking hate donald trump, he…" makes muted words extremely ineffective.

Apr 7 at 8:43pmWeb
Show threadLuna Lactea22h ago
@ari I think it's most effective to use both in order to avoid having to add a content warning to literally every post, but that only works if people would stop using euphemisms such as "cheeto boy" & "unalive".
Show threadari 18h ago
@jackemled actually a wonderful point against exclusively word mutes: using alternate words in a way that bypasses overreaching network filtering, but bypasses user filters in tandem. "unalive" is a fantastic example of that