Can we please get rid of the "Media Bias Fact Check" bot?
Can we please get rid of the "Media Bias Fact Check" bot?
It’s widely disliked.
I realize that mods for individual subs on different servers need to buy-in, that it’s not just a collective vote. The aim of asking here is the hope that we can get a discussion going and do a vibes check on the community at large.
If you don’t like it; block it.
Super simple solution
Yes, you can. Just block the user and your problem is solved.
I find it quite handy - it's a bit excessive on nearly every post, but it does add context when I don't recognise the news source, and it's useful to see whether I really need to do some more digging on the article rather than should look for other views on a story.
It's frustrating to see a comment or two on a post preview pane you're interested in though and boom, it's a bot rather than another user to engage with.
It would work really well as a plug in or tool, giving you inline information in the post itself.
It would work really well as a plug in or tool, giving you inline information in the post itself.
This would be amazing; along with options to select from several “bias checkers” would be nearly perfect.
I second your frustrations, but overall I think it’s good enough for now.
I agree. It has a very US centric Overton window which skews right IMO.
How does it check for bias? Because pink news isn't left on trans issues. Yet it ranks as left with high credibility.
How does it check for bias?
So, left equals centrist I see.
Yeah I'm not a fan of it lol. Thanks though.
I’m more sick of people complaining about it than I am the bot. Just the block the damned thing — how hard is it?
I've never seen the bot. In your settings untoggle "show bot accounts".
I didn't realise I had it unticked, and feel silly for thinking Lemmy didn't support them! Totally keeping it unticked, but thought it was funny :)
YW
Thank you.
NP
Naah, it's pretty good. Like monsier ccunning a dit, block it if you don't like it.
I would be happy to see it replaced by something better, but I don't want it to disappear. Having any kind of reference for source reliability, even just as a reminder to think about it, helps provide perspective on political posts.
We live in an era where it has become normal to dump masses of bullshit online in the hope that sheer volume will convince people it's true. Pointing out the credibility gap between NPR and Fox News is important.
Sure, pointing out the difference in credibility between NPR and Fox news is good. But claiming that the Guardian and the Sun are equally credible is worse than doing nothing.
Something can certainly be better than nothing, but the bias of the bias checker definitely skews right. It muddies the water, and serves counter to its stated purpose.