4082 Reddit Can Ban Links Automatically But They Can't Ban Images Automatically (media.patriots.win) posted 287 days ago by silent_majority_2020 287 days ago by silent_majority_2020 +4083 / -1 177 comments share 177 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (177) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 3 ▼ – etnguyen03 3 points 287 days ago +3 / -0 $5 says Spez will use OCR to detect thedonald.win in any image posted and ban them. ^(note: not formally betting $5 here... I don't have the money for that) permalink save report block reply ▲ 4 ▼ – silent_majority_2020 [S] 4 points 287 days ago +4 / -0 Even if they do it will cost them more in server resources and in engineering time. I'd call that a win. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – sstdv 1 point 287 days ago +1 / -0 A lot of pages are already doing this not just for censorship but also for advertising. Not sure about reddit but on 9gag its obvious. permalink parent save report block reply
$5 says Spez will use OCR to detect thedonald.win in any image posted and ban them.
^(note: not formally betting $5 here... I don't have the money for that)
Even if they do it will cost them more in server resources and in engineering time. I'd call that a win.
A lot of pages are already doing this not just for censorship but also for advertising. Not sure about reddit but on 9gag its obvious.