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"Choose two out of three" triangles are sexy, but I fail to see how this applies here. Doing nothing doesn't really mean choosing to be impartial and righteous
by krajzeg 7y ago
"Choose two out of three" triangles are sexy, but I fail to see how this applies here. Doing nothing doesn't really mean choosing to be impartial and righteous at the same time, and there is no way to both moderate and be impartial if you actually run a platform.
I see it as every platform being able to choose a point on a sliding scale between enforcing its morality and being impartial. The more moderation you do, the less impartial you are, sure - but nobody actually wants the extremes of this scale.
- Zak 7y agoI don't think that argument applies here. The article isn't advocating censorship or legal restrictions on social media. Instead, it's saying that reducing friction from a very specific content-sharing workflow and giving it a prominent position in the UI of social media sites may not have been a good design decision. Edit: I intended this as a reply to a different comment, but it has a reply now so I'll leave it as-is.
- krajzeg 7y agoIt does apply a little if you extend the definition of "moderation" to include choosing the right set of features in order to direct your users' behavior. That said, I was mostly replying to the parent comment, not discussing the main thesis of the article.
- vinceguidry 7y agoYou can choose one or none if you want to. You just can't choose all three, because then you're doing what the article's subject described as 'handing a loaded weapon to 4 year olds'.