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Noise-Canceling Filters for the Internet are Coming
- Early Internet users used alternate spelling or “leetspeak” to bypass word filters in chat rooms, image boards, online games and forums. But algorithmic content moderation systems are more pervasive on the modern Internet, and often end up silencing marginalized communities and important discussions.
from Access Denied by Taylor Lorenz
Mark Fishman added
- I can imagine all sorts of fun experiments people could do here. For example, could you create an algorithm that downranks tweets that seem like shallow outrage, while promoting tweets that seem nuanced and thoughtful? What would an algorithm look like that is maximally aggressive in filtering out spam and bots? How about one that attempts to... See more
from Elon is Right: Twitter Should Open Up the Algorithm by Nathan Baschez
sari added
I don’t believe a centralized system can do content moderation globally. It can only be done through ranking and relevance algorithms, the more localized the better. But instead of a company or government building and controlling these solely, people should be able to build and choose from algorithms that best match their criteria, or not have
... See morefrom A Native Internet Protocol for Social Media by getrevue.co
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