Luigi Mangione has drawn lots of defenders on social media. That's a challenge for platforms when it comes to moderation — and for users.
  • rekabis@programming.dev
    1082·
    3 months ago

    Why moderate?

    The working class is under no obligation to mourn the deaths of those who are actively trying to kill them for profit.

    • JonsJava@lemmy.worldM
      126·
      3 months ago

      Because this instance (and all other instances) physically reside in countries with content laws. If we don’t follow those laws, we can be shut down, and the admin/owners that reside in those countries could face legal consequences.

      • zergtoshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        3 months ago

        Yeah, it’s a pity that the laws appear to be protecting those the best, who are responsible for the most suffering - after all those have the power to get those laws written.
        But that’s the thing: there’s a difference between ‘legal’ and ‘legitimate/true’ behaviour.
        While I understand that lemmy instances (et al) have to adhere to legal behaviour, I hope that people adhere to legitimate/true behaviour.

  • Grass@sh.itjust.works
    791·
    3 months ago

    censorship, not moderation. and of course free speech only applies to enabling racism and such

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      8·
      3 months ago

      I agree with you, but I am very worried that any possible copycats might be less discerning. Especially if CEOs start hiring security forces and there are either gun battles or bombings where people get caught in the crossfire.

      Not every person with the same agenda as Luigi Mangione’s will be as careful to only hit their target.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      6·
      3 months ago

      This is actually a good point. It seems like, these days, most public violence like this, ends up with a senseless killing spree, and dead bystanders.

  • pjwestin@lemmy.world
    44·
    3 months ago

    It’s very interesting that pro-Luigi posts are immediately and universally censored while pro-Jan. 6th posts are given a lot more leeway. Both were attacks on powerful members of the ruling class, but only one group of sympathizers is being completely shut down. It’s tempting to think that it’s because tech billionaires have a right-wing bias, but I actually think it’s worse than that. I think it’s because the January 6th riots represented a partisan divide, while Luigi’s (alleged) actions have received bipartisan sympathy. Apparently, violence and terrorism are acceptable unless they lead to class solidarity.

  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    30·
    3 months ago

    its only challenging to moderate because corporate media is struggling to silence the majority without making it look like they are silencing the majority and provoking outrage towards them and their CEOs.