3 ms·
This all amounts to a lack of imagination on the part of Reddit's management. -- If the issue is doxxing, which was occurring to some degree in sites with cros
by rrggrr 10y ago
This all amounts to a lack of imagination on the part of Reddit's management.
-- If the issue is doxxing, which was occurring to some degree in sites with cross-membership with r/the_donald, then enhanced auto moderation is needed. The tools are out there.
-- If the issue is so-called "hate speech" then give users the ability to filter content they find distasteful.
-- If the issue is click-bait to offensive or illegal content, then again, there are ample techniques and 3rd party resources for warning about, reporting, filtering and discouraging user click-through.
What concerns me is that Gizmodo and Reddit can only think in terms of banning speech. Combined with the recent pile-on over "fake news", I worry that expression on the internet is vulnerable to shill pollution, coercion and overly zealous social equality advocacy.
The irony of not applying innovative technology to problems at Reddit is thick, almost suffocating.
- orblivion 10y agoThe "hate speech" filter would have to be turned on by default for offline users, or else it's sort of pointless. Not sure if that would affect their reputation for being content neutral.
- jbob2000 10y agoReddit isn't a technology company, they're a media company. They were owned by one of the largest media companies, Conde Nast, for a while. Their goal isn't to solve social network problems, their goal is to increase their reach as much as possible. Reddit is the center of attention right now, their reach is huge, why would they change anything and risk losing that?