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I tend to believe that the only path forward is for these "global platforms" to become more sharded, allowing smaller, more focused communities to thrive and se
by 013a 7y ago
I tend to believe that the only path forward is for these "global platforms" to become more sharded, allowing smaller, more focused communities to thrive and self-moderate.
Platforms like Reddit, Discord, etc have "tiers" of moderation whereby community leaders handle the day-to-day moderation of individual content posted within the community, yet there is still Big Company Inc. at the top capable of moderating entire communities (you can't create a subreddit focused on school shootings, stuff like that). These platforms have problems; there are problems intrinsic to any situation where Speech and Social Interaction is involved. But their problems are far less in both magnitude and quantity than the global platforms.
It seems to me that holding any organization or moderator liable for what people post on their platform would have a Supreme Court-level case on their hands concerning the first amendment. Who would win, I don't know, I'm not a lawyer, but that feels like the ground we're treading on.