@jordanlund@lemmy.world just removed my post from !politics@lemmy.world because the linked article wasn’t a “news” source.

The sidebar makes no mention of accepted news sources. And honestly, fuck that fascist nonsense. How the fuck can it be justified to remove posts from articles made by fucking non-profits?

I guess @jordanlund@lemmy.world is also saying that since they disagree with the premise of the article, it should be removed.

People need to be aware that !politics@lemmy.world should be avoided.

This is why I also posted the same thing to !usa@midwest.social

Trump is openly committing treason. He must be impeached and removed from office.

https://midwest.social/post/36857540

  • Ech@lemmy.ca
    242·
    6 days ago

    There’s absolutely zero requirement for posts to be news in the sidebar, let alone a definition of what they consider “valid” news sources. In fact, everything there directly supports posts like this.

    First line of the sidebar?

    Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

    Yup, certainly fits. Next to the rules.

    Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

    Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

    “Article” is not a word solely for newsprint or journalism. If that’s their intent, they need to say so and explicitly define what qualifies as “news” (problematic on its own, but for another discussion).

    Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.

    Aside from the nebulous and subjective requirement for “quality”, nothing here specifies “news only” either or disqualifies the OP post.

    The rest of the rules just cover behavior and general tos. So, if anything, an original article discussing US politics in the “discuss US politics” community should be welcomed by any mod acting in good faith.

    • btaf45@midwest.social
      6·
      5 days ago

      sidebar?

      Look at this bullshit on the sidebar.

      [ some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.]

      This means: JL can and frequently does totally ignore his own rules and censors and bans people without any justification. Because you have an opinion that he does not like or is slightly to the right or left of his opinions or he is just too ignorant to understand what you are saying.

      That means there are tons of unwritten rules on stuff he mods. It means he is just as bad if not worse than the worst mods on reddit are. There is no reason for anyone to post to anything this guy mods.