this post was submitted on 24 Nov 2024
73 points (78.7% liked)

196

16710 readers
2549 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.

Rule: You must post before you leave.

^other^ ^rules^

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] toynbee 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I understand (though don't support) censoring words because of OCR limiting what kinds of images you can post to social media, but is "God" really a problem? Not to say it necessarily shouldn't be, but the values behind censorship seem like they wouldn't oppose it.

Is the bottom third of text in this image removed for a similar reason?

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 5 points 3 weeks ago

I have no idea about the first question. The answer to the second is that this meme has been reposted so many times it is no longer a whole meme.

[–] Nurse_Robot 3 points 3 weeks ago

To the first question - it's likely to trigger engagement. When you feel the need to question something bizarre in a post, such as questionable censorship or mispronunciation, the answer is overwhelmingly that they just wanted people to comment about it, thus increasing engagement and telling the algorithm to promote it more