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> Is deplatforming effective at actually making people less hateful? Yes. Reddit has the latest real-world example, as far as I know, and the data to back it u
by sagichmal 8y ago
> Is deplatforming effective at actually making people less hateful?
Yes. Reddit has the latest real-world example, as far as I know, and the data to back it up. See also Yontan Zounger's writings about the role of moderation on sites like YouTube.
- manfredo 8y agoReddit's study was limited to their platform. It demonstrated that censoring hateful speech on Reddit led to les hateful speech on Reddit - not that it reduced hateful thought in society as a whole.
- sagichmal 8y ago> censoring hateful speech on Reddit led to les hateful speech on Reddit Sounds like a great and repeatable outcome.
- manfredo 8y agoSure, but it is not evidence that this deplatforming actually resulted in reduced adoption of hateful views - only that these views were shared on Reddit less frequently. It may be a good result, but it is not evidence that deplatforming actually reduces these views in society as a whole, which is what the above comment claimed.
- sagichmal 8y ago> these views were shared on Reddit less frequently Again, great! Let’s repeat this outcome for as many platforms as possible.
- CompanionCuuube 8y agoSee: NIMBY and the homeless epidemic