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Yes, I'd say that free speech—like many things—gets harder with scale. When a small number of trolls can derail a conversation, you get denial-of-service attac
by neolefty 9y ago
Yes, I'd say that free speech—like many things—gets harder with scale.
When a small number of trolls can derail a conversation, you get denial-of-service attacks against civil discourse and democracy.
> having everyone listen to the loud smelly drunk who sat down at your table to tell jokes about negroes
For example, the article talks about a mismatch between moderation tools and trolling:
> Internally, Costolo complained that the “abuse economics” were “backward.” It took just seconds to create an account to harass someone, but reporting that abuse required filling out a time-consuming form.