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New guideline: Posts linking to stories with Nazi imagery need to be marked NSFW; please link to a source without such images if at all possible (it usually is) (self.usnews)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Powderhorn to c/usnews

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Thankfully, this hasn't come up yet. This march in Ohio is probably going to be the smallest (10 people) but certainly won't be the last.

As we won't see the sort of blowback we did with Charlottesville this time around given the wildly different political landscape, this isn't a one-off.

After discussing with other site leaders, this feels like the best compromise. Such art can be triggering for some, but open Nazism in the U.S. can't just be ignored, and photos can be of more utility than text in some cases.

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Couldn't they just use filters so we don't have to allow porn just to be informed of the Nazi invasion?

Maybe let them chose to sanitize their version of reality rather than block it for everyone by default?

[–] Powderhorn 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Your argument boils down to "I don't care about anyone else's triggers; you made a decision I disagree with, and everyone else should be forced to change so I don't have to." Which is not Beehaw etiquette. You are a guest here, and my obligation is to the Beehaw community.

This is far from the only instance with a U.S. news community. Subscribing to others without this restriction solves your problem.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Edit : a suggestion: maybe a new tag could be implemented that separates pornography and other explicit content of the sort from nsfw because of graphic or disturbing content. (I know this would have to be done at the Dev level, maybe you folk could push that instead of what is happening)

First off, I like a variety of sources and instances, I like this one.

Now, it would seem your argument boils down to people can't take care of themselves. Can't use the tools available. And you are completely dismissive of my concerns. To suggest I don't care is .. Something.

I get people have triggers. That's why people use CW or Trigger Warning labels.

Making it NSFW outright blocks it from the majority of users feeds.

Sure, I'm a guest. We all are.

You're just making it less useful.

You are FORCING users to have to view other NSFW things in order to be informed when keyword filters would work for those that need them.

So, those triggered by porn etc will have to deal with that.

I don't see how this can work.

[–] Powderhorn 6 points 2 days ago

It's ultimately an editorial decision made after consulting with admins. There's no evidence to suggest the new guideline will ever have to come into play, so claiming the community is already less useful is hyperbole. This is a prophylactic measure.