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If most places ban a certain type of content, it's likely that you will find more of that content in the few places where it's allowed. I'm questioning the ide
by pnako 6y ago
If most places ban a certain type of content, it's likely that you will find more of that content in the few places where it's allowed.
I'm questioning the idea that if all platforms were to be less restrictive, that particular type of content would become "overwhelming".
Some communities are more active online than others but generally I would expect the distribution of opinions expressed online to reflect the actual distribution of opinions actually held by the population.
- krapp 6y ago>I would expect the distribution of opinions expressed online to reflect the actual distribution of opinions actually held by the population. You're assuming most people are tolerant of racist and bigoted content and don't mind seeing a constant stream of it, but when the Nazis show up, their discourse tends to drive everyone else away if they aren't banned. That's why they tend to take over communities where, in theory all sorts of opinions are welcome.
- pnako 6y agoIt might be true on some platforms like Facebook, where your network tends to be made up of family and colleagues (so you can't really avoid what your uncle might have to say), but I don't think it's true on social media websites like reddit or twitter, where you can choose which content you follow (subreddit, following certain users, etc.)