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Moderators protect us from the worst of the internet. That comes at huge personal cost. (theconversation.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was a moderator on a web forum many years ago. I also had my own forums for a while. Some of the stuff that people would post probably scarred me for life. It was a time when things like rotten.com and goatse were popular. I can only imagine what it's like now on a big web site like reddit where they probably have a lot more traffic.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Right there with you. I moderated on Gaia Online back in the day, and every now and then someone would get their jollies off by posting gore and CSAM. And of course, the mod team would have to clean it up because that’s what they do.

I actually had a better time modding on Reddit. At least no one posted CSAM once a month.

Though Reddit is the place I ended up modding a video that fucked me up for a little while…

[–] db2 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Was it Mr Hands?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Nah, that type of stuff never phased me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, it was a Rick Roll.

[–] sfxrlz 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Im afraid to ask but also don’t wanna look it up. What’s happened to the mister‘s hands ?

[–] tanisnikana 4 points 2 weeks ago

Nothing, his hands were fine, he was just horsin’ around.

[–] T156 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

For a direct answer, he had penetrative intercourse with a horse (receiving). Surprisingly, he survived the attempt, but perished from complications.

[–] db2 2 points 1 week ago

He didn't survive long. The video has a sound like a big piece of velcro getting opened.. it wasn't velcro.

[–] sfxrlz 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ty. Why mr. Hands though?

[–] T156 2 points 2 weeks ago

That was his name. Plus, unexpectedly being exposed to that kind of content does leave an impact, more often than not.