TIL my old habit of just sharing news links without context got me flagged repeatedly

I used to copy-paste URLs from foreign media outlets into a local discussion group, thinking the facts spoke for themselves. After the third warning in two months, I realized they were using an automated filter that flagged any link to certain domains. Has anyone else had to change how they share information just to keep a group alive?

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ryan_clark402mo ago

Honestly I think you're kind of overreacting. Those filters exist for a reason, probably to keep bots and spam out. Maybe try just writing a sentence or two about the article before dropping the link, that's what I do and it works fine.

allen.cole2mo ago

My buddy got flagged three times last week doing exactly that.

mia_singh241mo ago

Yeah ryan_clark40, I heard some mods are way too trigger-happy with those flags.