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And in other news twitch users pick some other random term to use pajoritively... Having maintained a list like this it’s amazing the words that get banned, an
by milesvp 6y ago
And in other news twitch users pick some other random term to use pajoritively...
Having maintained a list like this it’s amazing the words that get banned, and it’s a potential arms race. I’m not sure how you combat the kind of toxicity that I imagine twitch attracts, and I don’t envy the engineer that has to deal with it.
As always when this topic comes up, I’m reminded to say, thanks Dang for all your efforts here.
- im3w1l 6y agoWell simp as a word kind of embeds an ideology that threatens twitch's profits. If twitch users started using cheapskate as the new pejorative maybe that wouldn't be the worst outcome ;)
- bawolff 6y agoWord blacklists are probably one of the worst examples of using a technical solution to try and solve a social problem. Language is full of redundencies. You'll never be able to ban the expression of an offensive idea by just banning words. There's infinite variations someone can use. You need the computer to understand context. Good luck with that without full-on strong AI.
- treeman79 6y agoIt’s low hanging fruit. Any developer can implement in under a day. Other solutions can take weeks to decades.