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This is a way to shut down any unmoderated online community using a troll army. The admins on the chans have been warning about this. Notice how this got passe

This is a way to shut down any unmoderated online community using a troll army. The admins on the chans have been warning about this. Notice how this got passed the same week that youtube started banning legal gun and conspiracy videos, etc. It's part of a big online purge against free speech. There are many unfortunate casualties in the current U.S political cold civil war that's been going on since the last election. They are seeking to eliminate anything that could lead to further unexpected political outcomes by going scorched earth on all kinds of online speech.

hedora 9y ago
It is worth adding that both sides of this political cold war are actively attacking the democratic process. These bills were largely driven by the political establishment, but remember Trump’s response to the recent shootings: He urged everyone to err on the side if reporting suspicious behavior to federal law enforcement.
AnthonyMouse 9y ago
> This is a way to shut down any unmoderated online community using a troll army. Which is nearly every online community. The economics of accurate moderation to legal standards are completely unrealistic. People see hundred billion dollar companies and assume they're swimming in cash, but most of them have something like ten billion in annual revenue against a billion users. The total is large but the amount per user is not. There is zero possibility of paying someone with the legal knowledge to make accurate balancing decisions to read and evaluate the legality of every user's posts. And short of that you're going to have huge numbers of false positives or false negatives. Pass a law that prohibits false negatives and the result is false positives through the roof. Past the point that it will shutter legitimate forums.
themaninthedark 9y ago
I noted the same thing earlier; Both Reddit and Youtube started banning stuff while the freedom of speech people were focused on Mark Zuckerburgs statement and Count Dankula verdict.

hedora 9y ago

It is worth adding that both sides of this political cold war are actively attacking the democratic process. These bills were largely driven by the political establishment, but remember Trump’s response to the recent shootings: He urged everyone to err on the side if reporting suspicious behavior to federal law enforcement.

AnthonyMouse 9y ago

> This is a way to shut down any unmoderated online community using a troll army. Which is nearly every online community. The economics of accurate moderation to legal standards are completely unrealistic. People see hundred billion dollar companies and assume they're swimming in cash, but most of them have something like ten billion in annual revenue against a billion users. The total is large but the amount per user is not. There is zero possibility of paying someone with the legal knowledge to make accurate balancing decisions to read and evaluate the legality of every user's posts. And short of that you're going to have huge numbers of false positives or false negatives. Pass a law that prohibits false negatives and the result is false positives through the roof. Past the point that it will shutter legitimate forums.

themaninthedark 9y ago

I noted the same thing earlier; Both Reddit and Youtube started banning stuff while the freedom of speech people were focused on Mark Zuckerburgs statement and Count Dankula verdict.