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This resonates with my experience moderating a local facebook group. I get attacked and threatened by racist instigators and BLM supporters alike because peopl
by smolder 6y ago
This resonates with my experience moderating a local facebook group.
I get attacked and threatened by racist instigators and BLM supporters alike because people feel that any moderation against them is solidarity with the other side. I point to the group rules violated and they still assume bias on my part. I AM biased (in favor of BLM) but still get treated like crap when I'm doing my best to moderate fairly, for free, in my spare time, for the benefit of the people treating me like crap.
- koheripbal 6y agoThis is exactly why moderators ultimately quit and are replaced by activists with no interest in balanced speech. Any platform with unpaid moderators tends to biased activism.
- at_a_remove 6y agoSee also "the long march through the institutions."
- monksy 6y agoAlso paid moderators can't be trusted to moderate without bias. Supporting the ability for Trump-friendly speach (as long as it's relevant and civil) may get you bluelisted+defunded by advertisers who get harassed.