It’s widely disliked.
I realize that mods for individual subs on different servers need to buy-in, that it’s not just a collective vote. The aim of asking here is the hope that we can get a discussion going and do a vibes check on the community at large.
If you don’t like it; block it.
Super simple solution
Yes, you can. Just block the user and your problem is solved.
I agree. It has a very US centric Overton window which skews right IMO.
I’m more sick of people complaining about it than I am the bot. Just the block the damned thing — how hard is it?
How does it check for bias? Because pink news isn’t left on trans issues. Yet it ranks as left with high credibility.
How does it check for bias?
So, left equals centrist I see.
Yeah I’m not a fan of it lol. Thanks though.
I’ve never seen the bot. In your settings untoggle “show bot accounts”.
I didn’t realise I had it unticked, and feel silly for thinking Lemmy didn’t support them! Totally keeping it unticked, but thought it was funny :)
YW
Thank you.
NP
I would be happy to see it replaced by something better, but I don’t want it to disappear. Having any kind of reference for source reliability, even just as a reminder to think about it, helps provide perspective on political posts.
We live in an era where it has become normal to dump masses of bullshit online in the hope that sheer volume will convince people it’s true. Pointing out the credibility gap between NPR and Fox News is important.
Sure, pointing out the difference in credibility between NPR and Fox news is good. But claiming that the Guardian and the Sun are equally credible is worse than doing nothing.
Something can certainly be better than nothing, but the bias of the bias checker definitely skews right. It muddies the water, and serves counter to its stated purpose.
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