On fedi:
- we have CWs
- we have the ability to mute words
- there is no algorithm
Therefore, it is bad form to censor words (e.g. "r*pe", "k*ll") because that evades people's mute lists. These censoring conventions were created to evade algorithmic moderation on other platforms, which, again, we don't have here.
Instead, just use the words and apply an appropriate CW if you think it's needed.
Dana Fried /
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2023-12-24 02:01:09
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2023-12-24 02:01:09Event JSON
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