The moderators have a source blocklist in their rule set. Mintpress is not listed in it.

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  • Blaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    That Mintpress?

    MintPress News was a major media domain that spread disinformation about the White Helmets, a Syrian volunteer organization.[7] The site has been accused of regularly publishing pro-Russian propaganda,[8] and has been described as a conspiratorial website by media studies and disinformation scholars.[9][10]

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MintPress_News

  • PugJesus@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    YDI. A blocklist is not an exhaustive resource of unreliable sources that will not be accepted, it just hits the most common unreliable sources.

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      2 months ago

      The rule says check the blocklist for not allowed sources. If the mods decide a source unreliable they should add it to their blocklist.

      Even funnier that New York Post is allowed but discouraged.

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        2 months ago

        If the mods decide a source unreliable they should add it to their blocklist.

        How long are you expecting the blocklist to be, then?

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          2 months ago

          What is the point of the blocklist if it contain no websites and the moderators decide on the fly what they want to block?

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    2 months ago

    NPH (no power tripping here) it’s likely they just forgot to update the sidebar and this could have been solved by a quick convo with the mods.

    i would not say YDI (you deserved it) tho as it’s not even punishment or silencing to get a mod action like this. they are keeping the community in shape—that doesn’t mean you are in trouble.

  • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    Mixed on this one. Its not listed in the block list, but it should be. Mod made the right call, but, yes, it’s technically not forbidden.

  • pelikan@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    100% PTB, but why even use worldnews community at .world? It’s nothing more than an inferior version of reddit: the same echo chamber of western narratives, but with less activity and less content.