I think that's a much more pressing concern.
Clearly there's a need for some kind of bad-url blocker. You don't want compromised accounts (or clueless people) sharing nefarious links to trusted friends.
And clearly blocking distrowatch etc is bizarre overreach. And probably not intended behaviour -- it just makes no sense.
The web exists just fine. Using Facebook as a front end to the web is a terrible idea though.
They really dislike this whole hypertext thing.
Wikipedia links seem to be an exception, maybe that’s special-cased.
Also, Mastodon is tiny, and spam is a numbers game.
The current problem exists because the content is chosen algorithmically
Not gotchas, I’m not arguing for the sake of it, but these are pretty common situations.
I always urge people to volunteer as mods for a bit.
At least you may see a different way to approach thing, or else you might be able to articulate the reasons the rule can’t be followed better.
a) silly, because... it's not true. Spam, phishing attempts, illegal content - all of this should be removed.
b) more damaging to whatever you're advocating for than you realize. You want a free web? So do I. But I'm not going to go around saying stuff like "all users should be able to post any URL at any time" and calling moderation actions "utterly despicable"
