[ksarw]

We'll be open sourcing the extension at 5AM Pacific Time! I'll also post an update on Twitter+LinkedIn It will be accessible at this link: https://github.com/netvyne/ext

Its true that there are ways to add comments to your site (Disqus being a pretty big one), but you still need to make the time to set it up (and maintain it). There's also the perspective of the one consuming the website content to consider.

Regarding traditional social media, Netvyne at least is not a replacement but rather a tool that can be used in conjunction. It offers reduced friction in the sense that the comment section is there from the start, rather than having to wait for someone to share the page.

The potential for abuse is indeed a big problem, that's why we've built in content moderation from the start. Based on the activity so far, it seems we've got it covered, and we'll be focusing on the other issues as mentioned in this thread, namely marketing and community. If you have any thoughts on how to approach these, I'd love to hear it!

Graffiti is not permitted and will be removed as part of the moderation insofar as it does not contribute to a civil discussion. I am aware of what happened with Dissenter, and I believe that civility is integral to the value that comments bring.

[Abishek_Muthian]

Congratulations on the launch Khalil & Team.

I run a problem validation platform & 'YouTube like public chat for ecommerce websites'[1] a need-gap being tracked there.

Although Netvyne isn't a chat, It seems to address the core problem of that need-gap i.e. A way for consumers to interact with each other on a website without using the website's own interaction system.

You're welcomed to comment about Netvyne in [1] explaining how it addresses that problem.

[1] https://needgap.com/problems/141-youtube-like-public-chat-fo...

[ksarw]

Thanks Abishek!

I do think Netvyne addresses the need to interact with others on a website as mentioned. In fact, this particular need-gap was something we've thought about, and we do already have a live chat section built into the extension itself in order to address it.

Thanks for the invitation, I'll go a head and post a comment there!

[itake]

How does the content moderation work?

[ksarw]

As of now, we have a moderation portal and a team on standby to keep the site humming along. To get a sense of how decisions are made, you can see our content policy: https://www.netvyne.com/content-policy

There's also an automated component that will be scaled up as time goes on; while moderation will not be fully automated in the near future, the realistic target is for a AI-assisted system that will greatly increase not only throughput but consistency/correctness as well.

There is a lot of uncertainty here that we'll have to manage moving forward. My background is in deep learning (mostly CV), and there are some parallels between these challenges. Because of this, I do believe these problems can be solved over time.

Curating civil discussion is our goal. Personally, I found the quote on dang's profile quite beautiful in putting into words a noble target that we ourselves will be working towards with our content moderation.