Have there been any attempts to set up hate tribes such as those banned elsewhere?
Just wondering if the SNAPZU admins or community experience any attempts to see up group like fatepeoplehate. It seems that when this was shut down at Reddit, there was a mass move to start a replica at Voat. I am wondering how SNAPZU faired. Clearly these groups would be in breach of SNAPZU rules and generally don't fit the pleasant environment hear. Have the SNAPZU rules worked to deter this or is SNAPZU just off the radar?
8 years ago by Fooferhill
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Fatpeoplehate did pop up pretty quickly, and was immediately shut down from what I saw. This was a user's response: http://snapzu.com/CrazyDiamond/mrw-fatpeoplehate-users-try-and-make-a-tribe-on-snapzu
This was the only one that came in mind. Personally, I believe it's okay to ban tribes such as that. It may not be "freedom of speech" but if we allow those types of tribes to exist it brews up toxicity.
I'm impressed. I think it's definitely a positive sign that Snapzu seems to stand up for freedom of speech while equally recognising that hate speech towards anyone is deeply unpleasant to a great majority of people. Thankfully the FPH lot have all slithered off to Voat and not tried to stick around!
I also and very happy about it being shut down. I really enjoy this community and don't want it to be ruined by others pessimism and lack of tolerance to people.
I'm glad, so long as the rules are consistent and enforced on all ideological groups. Just because it's PC doesn't make you above the rules.
Agreed, I think the internet is something that connects us all and should be treated as something that brings us together and helps us teach learn and connect with others around the world. It shouldn't be a wall that people use to pick on people. I think that snapzu is one of the first sites that are breaking down that wall and bringing users together to create an actual community.
It's a complex issue huh. it seems many forums online are struggling. A free for all under the guise of free speech provides an umbrella for breaking other laws such as harassment, exploitation and defaming but too much censorship is not good either. I'm not seeing enough specifics detailing how this can be managed. I agree with another user in another post that the rules are broad-perhaps too broad.
Freedom of Speech is not freedom to harass though, the law is clear on that.
I agree completely. Some groups think somehow freedom of speech is freedom from laws.
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To me it goes bad once you start going after specific people, even nameless people. If you have a viewpoint, that's fine, disagree, have a New York style verbal debate, but then shake hands and move on. And keep it about the viewpoint, not the person you disagree with.
Edit: the /v/fatpeoplehate group was formed before the fattening, the mods kept saying that the subreddit was going to be banned (oddly enough the people on fph knew it was coming probably a month before it happened) so they made the place on voat beforehand. It was around when they went after the images of the imagur people.