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by latexr 1325 days ago
> Here is a radical content moderation policy: Block/take down things that are illegal by law and leave the rest.

That’s essentially what every social network catering to the far right claims as their shtick. They soon realise it doesn’t work: https://www.techdirt.com/2021/07/12/it-appears-that-jason-mi...

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You know what doesn’t work?

Attempting to moderate all human communication.

Impossible, by definition - it is produced at a rate as high as the humans involved, so short of a Stasi-level police state, it can’t work.

So instead of trotting out the “far-right” boogie man every time someone doesn’t give you the impossible, let’s figure out how to give the local police the tools to do their jobs?

I tried to reply, but I genuinely find your reply incomprehensible. You’re responding to points I didn’t make and throwing around suggestions which have nothing to do with the what I said or is being discussed.
Hmm, ok.

"every social network catering to the far right", "shtick". I presume you mean gab.com, etc. -- the "far right" boogie man, no?

"they soon realize it doesn't work". I presume you refer to "block/take down..illegal..leave the rest", no?

And then an article about badly implemented moderation, boiling down to "things you don't like" and banning accounts.

So, am I incorrect to infer you don't want sites (somehow) banning just illegal stuff, and badly implemented moderation -- you want well-implemented moderation that "just works"?

Which I claim is impossible (from first principles, based on scale), but you still ... just want it!

If that's not a correct interpretation, then clarify, please.

> So, am I incorrect to infer you don't want sites (somehow) banning just illegal stuff, and badly implemented moderation -- you want well-implemented moderation that "just works"?

You’re not only incorrect, you’re astronomically wrong. I pointed out one approach that we know doesn’t work, specifically to answer someone who made that suggestion. I haven’t made any comment or judgement on other solutions.

> but you still ... just want it!

No, no I do not. You’re not just “inferring”, you’re down right constructing a straw man from things I never claimed. That’s the opposite of constructive discussion.

> "shtick"

A schtick is a defining characteristic. Twitter’s character limit is a shtick. Doesn’t mean it’s good or bad.

> the "far right" boogie man, no?

You keep using that expression. More caricatures. The social networks I had in mind cater to the far right and don’t hide it, that’s their growth plan. If you felt attacked, that’s on you.