Comment on [META] Are paid for closer source advertising appropriate?
breadsmasher@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoNot sure this actually addresses the issue.
The rules need to be clarified. Again, whats stopping any big corporations shilling their garbage here?
Nothing before I started moderating, and as of now nothing either.
Again, I’m sharing what I’m doing to check and see if its blatant spam and nothing more. Anything else would mean a rule change, which is always open for discussion from the community, as I’ve mentioned.
I’ll point out #2 has also resulted in numerous reports, including for #3.
To be very clear. I am raising brand new accounts who have only ever interacted with this community to post their paid for product.
Not discussing the product in a wider conversation. Literal first post being “I made a product. Pay me for it”.
I dont think that should be allowed.
What if plex started posting here with their new paid for products?
Personally? I have zero interest in that happening. As I’ve said before, I consider myself the janitor not the dictator.
It would be selfhosting related, of primary relevance as a lot of folks use it still despite…. everything plex has done in the past several years, and I would not be able to consider it a rule violation as of now.
There would need to be a new rule or a change to the existing.
skisnow@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
No advertising bot is going to admit to it. The only people for whom failure to jump this hoop will be a blocker, are legit posters.