Should we ban links from X?

[FrodoSwaggins]

Should we ban links from X?

(Selecting the site from the poll means you do want to ban content from that site.)

This post was last modified: 01-21-2025, 10:44 PM by FrodoSwaggins. Edit Reason: vague poll

[gorzek]

i say no but I'm curious what others think

[sparkie]

I don't really have a preference so long as we can post screenshots if links are banned

[ScottyMcGee]

Mmmm I say yes to all. there are downloaders out there to rip videos and screenshots can work.

I just don't want any direct connection to that garbage now that they all showed their true faces.

[gorzek]

what is the purpose of blocking outgoing links? if anyone here is posting things they shouldn't, i'd rather take that up as a moderation issue and ask the person to stop, rather than forbid such links entirely (because sometimes they may be appropriate)

[ScottyMcGee]

Correct me if I'm wrong, because I only assume such things, but wouldn't posting a link to such-and-such place theoretically give them the opportunity to peek into here? Like if I posted a direct link to a twitter vid, won't twitter have a record that we (this site) linked something of theirs?

[gorzek]

sure, but we'd be one referring URL among billions, and the idea of it gaining their notice seems extremely remote.

[ScottyMcGee]

sure, but we'd be one referring URL among billions, and the idea of it gaining their notice seems extremely remote.

[gorzek]

if Elon Musk personally targets this site we'll be famous

maybe not in a good way

but famous!

[gorzek]

i have to admit, this angle is compelling: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-medi...rcna188719

[FrodoSwaggins]

sure, but we'd be one referring URL among billions, and the idea of it gaining their notice seems extremely remote.

I mean, I was thinking that we didn't want to contribute to X / Meta / etc distribution on the one hand. And yeah, those sites are just riddled with monitoring, so I don't need any encouragement to click them. And there's rather an ethical issue making a habit of consuming content, and advertising, from those sites now due to their Nazi / MAGA ties.

I wouldn't want to see this forum heavily populated with content from any of those networks or even from Reddit, to be honest. Homegrown content would be great, when possible. But sure, a low volume of screenshots from the services is fine.