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    I'm struggling a bit to find which part of this post is something new that 'moderators are expected to abide by'. Why is this tagged 'mod-agreement-policy'? And what change am I expected to implement in my day-to-day modding because of this? Commented Apr 28, 2025 at 13:56
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    This relates to the outcome of the strike from a couple of years ago - we committed that when we made network-facing policy adjustments, we would notify moderators first, and tag them like this. Although there's no direct action for mods here, it is a network-facing policy change and we want to comply with the letter and spirit of that agreement. Commented Apr 28, 2025 at 14:26
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    "Retargeting pixels* are allowed for a limited number of vetted and pre-approved Programmatic partners" on a secret list that we will not share with you. Commented Apr 28, 2025 at 14:30
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    Can moderators remove flagged ads? Commented Apr 28, 2025 at 15:01
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    "We also draw a firm line in the sand ..." Okay, what do you want to give me should the firm line in the sand one day turn out to be nothing but an empty hand? Commented Apr 28, 2025 at 15:16
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    Look, all you will accomplish here is just to get users to use an ad blocker. I've used one since your AI nonsense in May 2023, but I expect I'll soon be joined my many others. Commented Apr 28, 2025 at 15:42
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    so whose responsibility is it to make sure the ads follow the company's guidelines? the company? this is mostly objective stuff. why would it fall on us to report violations? Commented Apr 28, 2025 at 16:45
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    @starball Because the company doesn't care as long as the check clears and no-one is offended enough to complain? Commented Apr 28, 2025 at 16:55
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    I don't understand why you're calling this "lightly animated"? Sounds like almost no restrictions on animation at all, if 45 seconds of animation is the only restriction. Commented Apr 29, 2025 at 14:47
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    "are important because they allow us to reinvest back into the community" also this is just disingenous. SO wants to make money, and this lets them make more money. "Reinvesting back into the community" has nothing to do with this. Commented Apr 29, 2025 at 14:50
  • @SteveBennett To be fair, they need to make money to pay their staff, keep the servers running, etc. which is something that also benefits the community. Commented Apr 30, 2025 at 8:10
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    @luator I think most of us are familiar with how for-profit companies work. But it's dishonest to claim that "reinvesting back into the community" is some kind of priority. It's not. Profit is the priority. Reinvesting back into the community is way, way down the list, as we have seen many times. Commented Apr 30, 2025 at 13:28
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    @TylerH no mods can’t remove flagged ads. If an ad is flagged because it either violates our guidelines or is deemed inappropriate the team that oversees ads is the one to review and remove if a violation has occurred. Depending on the nature of the situation, they may consult with our Trust and Safety and/or Legal teams. Commented May 1, 2025 at 18:16
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    @Rosie What mechanisms will be in place to stop bad actors simply reinstating violating ads? Commented May 1, 2025 at 23:43
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    Very simply, meta can be used in an 'off label' manner for community/staff communications as needed. This is documented here. Any downvotes here reflect disagreement (and there's a lot of history and context) rather than any flaws in the question being here. Commented May 5, 2025 at 12:16