diff --git a/topics/moderation.md b/topics/moderation.md index 6d41ef2..ec27bbb 100644 --- a/topics/moderation.md +++ b/topics/moderation.md @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Moderation in ssb depends on a bottom-up approach driven by users. In the ssb ec ### Steemit -Steemit takes a bottom-up approach to moderation. Content is moderated](https://steemit.com/steem-standards/@arhag/moderation-standard) through the up and down votes of users, instead of through the actions of a moderator. Users can earn a curation reward for upvoting posts that later become popular. Low voted content will earn less rewards, and may be hidden. Votes are weighted by reputation, which accumulates with age, so older accounts of early adopters have more power in the network. +Steemit takes a bottom-up approach to moderation. [Content is moderated](https://steemit.com/steem-standards/@arhag/moderation-standard) through the up and down votes of users, instead of through the actions of a moderator. Users can earn a curation reward for upvoting posts that later become popular. Low voted content will earn less rewards, and may be hidden. Votes are weighted by reputation, which accumulates with age, so older accounts of early adopters have more power in the network. Steemit's approach to spam, plagiarism, and abuse relies on a single mechanism: user voting to downgrade undesirable posts. To add a negative signal to a post and downgrade its rewards, users could ["flag" or "downvote"](https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@steemcleaners/understanding-flagging-downvoting) - two terms used for the same function of downgrading a post. A discussion of the [downvoting and flagging problems](https://steemit.com/community/@baah/a-solution-to-the-downvoting-flagging-problems-on-steemit) on Steemit goes into the drawbacks of various approaches.