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I really wish the internet would be client-side filtered by default, instead of centrally moderated. We'll end up with filter bubbles either way.

• afarrell 8y ago
  The advantage to your proposal is that I can unfilter when I actually have the focus to meaningfully engage with public policy questions, rather than when I first wake up and am too tired to question my biases.
  • stochastic_monk 8y ago
    I learn things of value when reading materials from opposing points of view, even if the opinion or spin is extreme. I think it’s a valuable and important exercise, but, as you say, probably best when you have your wits about you. As needed filtering is certainly best.
• Cyclone_ 8y ago
  Adblock plus is a client side plugin, the issue was that the blacklist was maintained by someone who wanted to block more than ads. Perhaps there needs to be reviewers from multiple sources for when changes are made to these sort of lists.
  • boomboomsubban 8y ago
    Requiring a review before release requires a rather large change to how the current system works, adding more centralization, and slows down how quickly new threats can be blocked. This event took two days to notice and be changed, and that's for a list with a relatively low amount of users. The current method seems fine.
• Fuxy 8y ago
  I've been telling all the snowflakes since forever "you have a block button use it!". Seriously the internet should stay true to free speech and allow any content regardless how objectionable it may be to the vocal minority pushing agendas all the time. If a person gets triggered by something they are free to block the content for themselves and live in their cosy little bubble it's their right but once they start imposing that on others I take offence.
  • vertex-four 8y ago
    The issue is when companies build platforms which are literally designed to allow people to force their views (and often threats) into other people's faces because that "drives engagement" or improves some other bullshit statistic. If companies were to stop doing that, there'd be much less of a push for moderation of those platforms. Of course, luckily, there's now federated systems like Mastodon which are designed to avoid doing that and to provide the tools for communities to self-organise, meaning one group can have their neofascist server and another their tankie server and the two can block each other and be relatively happy.
  • wlll 8y ago
    It seems you've been triggered. Perhaps as a vocal minority pushing an agenda, apparently all the time ("since forever"), who has taken offence at someone elses free speech you should just use the block button that you have.
    • Fuxy 8y ago
      You don't see me throwing piss in people’s faces or crashing and trying to ban talks in universities just because they express views and opinions that contradict mine do you? I don't need to block anyone with contradicting opinion because I'm open to changing my mind if someone comes out with solid research data and facts to prove their view. But nice try ;) There's a fine line between expressing one's views and trying to silence others you seem to have problems seeing the difference. I didn't think being against censorship is such a controversial stance here on HN my how we have fallen...
      • wlll 8y ago
        I mean, it sounds a lot like you're complaining about other people's free speech. People campaigning to have have someone censored is still free speech, even if you don't like it.
• xte 8y ago
  Internet != web. It's time IMVHO to start "filter out" actual web from our lives, we have usenet, we have mails, we have spamassassin, killfiles, mail aliases (at least on paid mails), we have (few) modern MUAs like Notmuch, Mutt&forks, Pine&forks, we have slrn, leafnode, ... we can keep up and evolve them.