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[Mod Post] Links to Twitter/X are now permanently banned from this community (self.playstation)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by CosmicSploogeDrizzle to c/playstation
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Honestly, we probably should have done this sooner, but the second best time is now. Links to Twitter, X, or any other alternative such as Nitter, Xitter, etc are now banned.

Please report all twitter/X posts to the Mods for immediate removal.

The only exception we will allow will be screenshots in the event that the associated news cannot be sourced elsewhere.

The rules for this community will be amended to reflect this change in policy.

Edit: To answer "why?" I will paste below a copy of my reply to another comment:

The long-term reason is that the platform as a whole is becoming more and more (arguably already is) a safe haven for fascism, racism, xenophobia, anti-lgbtqia+, etc.

The acute reason is Elon giving Nazi salutes at the inauguration being the final straw. This community will not support Nazism or fascism in any way whatsoever.

Previously we showed a preference for links to Nitter or Xitter but it wasn't a rule. Now we reject the platform in all of its incarnations and in any way that provides traffic and or reliance upon it.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have thought to do this for a while as well in some forms of communities i'm a mod or admin. Sadly a lot companies announce something on X, for example nintendo in the last year about switch 2, so i haven't done it yet. I probably have use in the past some links to source like that because i usually like to use the original source of a news. But i agree to refrain from using a plattform like X.

[–] CosmicSploogeDrizzle 15 points 1 day ago

This is why we will still allow posts in the form of a screenshot. But we will not be supporting traffic to the site or reliance upon any 3rd party alternative site that does.

Luckily for us, PlayStation started an official Blue sky account. I am also a mod of Nintendo on lemmy.world. I am discussing with the mods there about implementing the same rule. The only difference is that I am the sole originator of this community, whereas c/Nintendo was originated by another mod (which is in another time zone so I am waiting for their input instead of moving forward unilaterally).