Do you click through to read all of the trending posts & links before approving? I try to scan the titles, but readily admit that I dont't have the time or attention span to vet every article or source. My default is to approve all and trust that reports & moderation will catch anything I miss.
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I scroll down the page and trust my brain to look for any key words that might be trouble. Past that, like you said, I rely on reports and moderation to catch bad actors and rule breakers.
Normally the trending link titles are enough to make a decision.
I usually ignore foreign language ones, unless I recognise the topic, and I do whitelist some domains, like the EFF, the BBC, CBC, Ars etc to make the process easier.
It's hard to keep on top of on a small instance, as not many people are going to read them anyway (shrug).
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