Content Moderation
thoughts on online content moderation, free speech, and related topics.
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Content Moderation
Cancel culture creates a mega opportunity for a new social network -- Twitter 2.0
1. Pseudonymous (no verified profiles!) so you can't be cancelled and policies are applied fairly
2. Public follow graph + DMs (Twitter + Telegram)
3. Discovery engine to find insightful new voices
Avichal - Electric ϟ Capitaltwitter.comThere can be no doubt that there is a lot of hateful content on the internet. But Substack has come up with the best solution yet: Giving writers and readers the freedom of speech without surfacing that speech to the masses. In your Substack Inbox, you only receive the newsletters you subscribe to. Whether you’re a reader or a writer, it is... See more
Elle Griffin • Substack Shouldn’t Decide What We Read
Current social networks don't have great tools for dispute resolution. They're a combination of anarchy (people yelling) and tyranny (arbitrary deplatforming).
An alternative approach is a global moderator hierarchy. In the event of dispute, the lowest common ancestor mediates.
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