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Why social media can’t keep moderating content in the shadows
Social media is polluting society. Moderation alone won’t fix the problem
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- At the same time, we’ve seen enough social networks come and go that we now understand the consequences of making content moderation an afterthought. Ask Reddit, which just a few weeks ago thought to explicitly ban hate speech — years after nurturing communities of racists, nonconsensual porn distributors, and other blights on the internet.
from Clubhouse makes an age old mistake by Casey Newton
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- After a decade or so of the general sentiment being in favor of the internet and social media as a way to enable more speech and improve the marketplace of ideas, in the last few years the view has shifted dramatically—now it seems that almost no one is happy. Some feel that these platforms have become cesspools of trolling, bigotry, and hatred... ... See more
from Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech by Mike Masnick
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