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Mastodon's moderation could be greatly improved by a system to automatically flag posts containing certain words, phrases or links.
It would allow admins to instantly see problematic content (abuse, spam, etc) without having to wait for reports from users. It doesn't have to automatically take action, just flag it.
There's an existing issue in Mastodon's Github. If you are comfortable using Github, give it a thumbs up if you want this feature: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/31182
p.s. This would help everyone have a better time on the Fediverse, it would make it safer for potential victims of abuse and it would make it easier to stop the spam/scam attacks that have happened lately.
I know filters have a bad reputation from automation causing stupid decisions, but it doesn't have to be automated on here. Each Fediverse server has human moderation that can properly judge context of flagged content.
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