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As for now, upvotes, downvotes and boosts are public on kbin (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by aroom@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social
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On every thread or post, if you click on more and activity, you'll get the info.

I personally find this to be a good things, I've seen people using downvote way too easily. I like the idea that we need to be somehow accountable for those mechanism.

edit: It could be somehow improved to have an option to let this info only available between concerned users.

edit edit: I think that up/downvote info shouldn't be public, but kept private between the users involved. we need to address this privacy issue.

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[–] Travisty@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think it's a good thing to show the person behind the downvote based on the principles of transparency and sharing information freely. If corporations will take advantage of that data, they are the problem and the solution should reflect that.

If a person wants to participate in the discussion by either commenting or voting, they shouldn't be doing it behind a veil of anonymity.

[–] Blakerboy777@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't anonymous voting the cornerstone of democracy?

[–] aroom@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

the cornerstone of democracy is education.