You have valid points. But a tool for us is a tool for them. If something can be automatically removed or even censored that method can be exploited, and it is on voat, I would say that’s how it became an echo chamber. So I’m cautious about any automation until I’ve seen what it can do in a test case, which is one of the things on my list to do here is setup a preview site like voat had to test ideas like this.
Just to be clear, I'm not advocating for anything like automatic removal of posts. Something more along the lines of what I originally suggested with regards to points/level based restrictions on what an account can do -- rules that apply to everyone equally, but would make it disproportionately harder to be a spammer or upvote farmer than to be a regular user. And needless to say, I'm not making any demands. This site is your baby you can do what you want.
Yeah I understand but I definitatly saw those types of restrictions used on voat as a censorship tool. It’s a complicated issue and I hope to find a good solution eventually.
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