Why civility on Facebook ended with .edu

Regardless of the specific methods, what's clear is that moderation and accountability on social networks require investment. Perhaps these kinds of apps aren't as wildly profitable and fast-growing as they initially appeared once you factor in the cost of protecting the vulnerable, or reduce user counts by eliminating legions of bots.

Thankfully, newer social networks are taking a harder line on this, building accountability into their policies and products earlier. Snapchat for instance curates its premium content rather than offering an open platform.

Reduce the visibility of resharing debunked or low-legitimacy content, and those that reshare it. If your crazy uncle wants to keep posting verifiably false conspiracy theories, they shouldn't be algorithmically amplified and his followers should have to visit his account to see them. This lets social network maintain a degree of free speech withou... See more