Content Moderation

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.

To account for the gaps in these solutions, many social computing systems use multiple tiers: Tier 1 is often algorithmic moderation for the most easy-to-catch problems. Tier 2 is human moderation, either paid (like Facebook) or community (like Reddit), depending on the platform.

Over the past decade, the social networks broke their promise to content creators. The backlash has just begun. New @ScreenshotEssay: The Algorithmic Feed, Content Creators, and Broken Promises

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

In light of recent issues on Clubhouse & harassment targeted at @taylorlorenz, I want to share some thoughts re how difficult it will be for CH to set up an effective moderation system -- in particular, how difficult it will be to protect women & other marginalized groups. /1