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Conflict in the Middle East: Can we stop the copy/paste spamming, please?

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Pizdietz · 30/11/2023 09:46

Thread after thread after thread in the "Conflict in the Middle East" board is just post after post after post of someone copy/pasting a "newsflash" from their X/Insta feed. For example, the one on "Documenting Israeli army racism and torture" kicks off with no fewer than EIGHT copy/pastes from the same poster, and continues in the same vein.

This kind of spamming is not discussion or intelligent debate, and has reduced the quality of threads to the point where there is no point commenting.

Would it be possible to introduce a rule on that board, where it's fine to share a news link but only if the poster explains what is new and interesting about it, apart from "Look what monsters Israel are"? And could there be a limit on repeated copy/pastes? Or is there another way round this, e.g. should we report these as spam?

It's quite clear that some of the links haven't even been read by the poster themselves. False information has repeatedly been shared, which is potentially dangerous in a war that is also fought with propaganda.

I would also like to see it made unacceptable to deny the atrocities of 7 October. These are repeatedly dismissed as Israeli lies, when there is clear evidence to the contrary, sadly. It's not just a matter of opinion, and it's outrageous that posters are taking this approach.

LilyMumsnet · 30/11/2023 10:56

Hi OP

We'll have a chat about this feedback in the office. In the meantime, if you have any concerns about content, please report it to us. We're always happy to have a look behind the scenes.

LilyMumsnet · 30/11/2023 11:46

Hi all

We have no plans to stop links or copy & pasted news articles being shared. We allow this from all who are involved in the discussion and we would treat these like any other posts - if they break talk guidelines, we will remove them.

If you have concerns about whether a link is unreliable, please share this with us.

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