Voat should add a global rule that moderators have to respect the Freedom of Speech of every user, subscribers or not.
A post that falls in the boundaries of any subverse rules should not be allowed to be deleted just because the moderator or owner of that particular sub doesn't like it.
The rules of subverses can't infringe on the rules of Voat - private or public - they shouldn't contradict the rules of the platform at convenience of the creators, owners and moderators of said sub.
I am not for brigading a sub however I am for the denunciation of authoritarian moderation that conflicts with what Voat represents - A platform for Freedom of Speech. Obviously this would be respecting the legal limitations of such (for example not applicable to CP, as it is illegal).
Consequently, I support that said authoritarian moderators are held accountable for their transgressions to those rules. As a community we can all defend it and without putting in jeopardy the existence of such subverses (small or big).
The only ones that would and should be affected by this are the moderators and the rules of the subverses that infringe the freedom of speech of the users and/or subscribers.
This should not affect the existence of those subverses in the end, but should in fact protect their existence from dictatorial and power eager moderators that could run them to the ground and eventually, expand to other subverses.
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sguevar ago
To me the main point is the following:
Voat should add a global rule that moderators have to respect the Freedom of Speech of every user, subscribers or not.
A post that falls in the boundaries of any subverse rules should not be allowed to be deleted just because the moderator or owner of that particular sub doesn't like it.
The rules of subverses can't infringe on the rules of Voat - private or public - they shouldn't contradict the rules of the platform at convenience of the creators, owners and moderators of said sub.
@PutItOut, @Atko, @kevdude, @9-11.
I am not for brigading a sub however I am for the denunciation of authoritarian moderation that conflicts with what Voat represents - A platform for Freedom of Speech. Obviously this would be respecting the legal limitations of such (for example not applicable to CP, as it is illegal).
Consequently, I support that said authoritarian moderators are held accountable for their transgressions to those rules. As a community we can all defend it and without putting in jeopardy the existence of such subverses (small or big).
The only ones that would and should be affected by this are the moderators and the rules of the subverses that infringe the freedom of speech of the users and/or subscribers.
This should not affect the existence of those subverses in the end, but should in fact protect their existence from dictatorial and power eager moderators that could run them to the ground and eventually, expand to other subverses.