âThe reality is that tech companies have been using automated tools to moderate content for a really long time and while itâs touted as this sophisticated machine learning, itâs often just a list of words they think are problematic,â said Ăngel DĂaz, a lecturer at the UCLA School of Law who studies technology and racial discrimination.
Making it easier for people to lodge their disagreements doesn't change the distribution of power; it only amplifies the voices of people who already have it.
[Instagram] is a fun product that millions of people seem to love; that is unwholesome in large doses; that makes a sizable minority feel more anxious, more depressed, and worse about their bodies; and that many people struggle to use in moderation. What does that sound like to you? To me, it sounds like alcoholâ a social lubricant that can be... See more