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[–]america_first_1776 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (12 children)

How is Ruqqus doing it? I saw their recent policy on violence and it seemed to just match the legal standard

[–]Tums_is_Smut_bkwrds 13 insightful - 4 fun13 insightful - 3 fun14 insightful - 4 fun -  (9 children)

There was an obvious intent to "not become like VOAT" that came out if you used words like nigger in comments. VOAT may not be perfect but I'll take actual freedom of speech any day.

That was a few weeks ago and I don't go there (Ruqqus) much now so it may have changed, I don't know.

[–]magnora7 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

Voat doesn't have freedom of speech though, they just have a different hivemind that censors you for different wrongthink

[–]oneinchterror 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Voat doesn't censor though.

[–]magnora7 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah the downvote system definitely limits new users and people who go against the hivemind. It literally prevents the from voting or posting often. They called it the "founders effect" but in reality it just created a system that was easy for one sub-culture to hijack

[–]oneinchterror 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Good point. I'm glad you guys seem to have learned from their mistakes (although I personally think doing away with downvotes completely was a step too far).

[–]Tums_is_Smut_bkwrds 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You mean the wrongthink that doesn't tolerate leftish bullshit? I think I'm okay with that.

[–]magnora7 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

So you really want an echo chamber, not free speech. Got it.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yyyyep. All they want is a place they can own. Their "Free speech" means kicking anyone else out. It's about as transparent as you've seen here. Every single time.

[–]_XEAL_ 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The problem with VOAT is that it doesn't have diversity of opinions, it's just the antiReddit

[–]suckitreddit 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Tums, Voat does not have freedom of speech. It's the reverse of reddit, yes, but it all leads to the same result. Because of how Voat's system is it creates power users, and rabid groups suppressing what, and who they don't like.

[–]spinell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The legal standard of where? America?

[–]america_first_1776 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes. I should have been more specific in that regard.