E.g this wired article on 4chan’s moderation mentions how a user who attributed the Buffalo shooter’s radicalization to the site got banned for “complaining about 4chan.”
Pretty much, just annoy or offend a mod. They have carte blanche on what they take down and who they banhammer. Then the process to appeal involves extreme levels of contrition which I ceased being willing to perform.
It has approximately the same moderation philosophy as Reddit. I see Reddit’s problem as a matter of bias and over-policing, where the mods of 4Chan seem to have a philosophy of I have power, I can be an unapologetic asshole
Good grief, what do you have to do to get banned from 4chan?
Not mecessarily for breaking any actual rules.
E.g this wired article on 4chan’s moderation mentions how a user who attributed the Buffalo shooter’s radicalization to the site got banned for “complaining about 4chan.”
…I’m not sure what I expected
Pretty much, just annoy or offend a mod. They have carte blanche on what they take down and who they banhammer. Then the process to appeal involves extreme levels of contrition which I ceased being willing to perform.
So it’s Reddit?
It has approximately the same moderation philosophy as Reddit. I see Reddit’s problem as a matter of bias and over-policing, where the mods of 4Chan seem to have a philosophy of I have power, I can be an unapologetic asshole