What PieFed's "social credit system" actually does - PieFed
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Just like Reddit, PieFed keeps track of how many upvotes and downvotes your posts receive and the net value of all the votes received is called your “reputation” (Reddit calls it “karma”). This is not shown in the UI anywhere (except to administrators), to dissuade the karma-farming behavior common on Reddit. Reputation is not a […]

Just like Reddit, PieFed keeps track of how many upvotes and downvotes your posts receive and the net value of all the votes received is called your “reputation” (Reddit calls it “karma”). This is not shown in the UI anywhere (except to administrators), to dissuade the karma-farming behavior common on Reddit. Reputation is not a game or status symbol, it is a mechanic for enhancing trust and safety on PieFed.

Some people have criticized PieFed for this, calling it a “social credit system” similar to the one in China so I thought it’d be good to explain exactly what it does so people don’t need to guess or rely on hearsay.

  • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    14 days ago

    had some good and informative posts, comments, discussions

    It was also heavily curated and controlled. You likely didn’t see any of the comments pointing out omissions and inaccuracies since they’d be hidden and the users shadowbanned.

    Which is part of the reason keywords on an instance level can be a poor way to control and curate content. It’s just going to miss those who know how to game and bypass these systems and use it as a weapon as part of some kind of moderation arms race.