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>Parler is not a "social network" in the same way Twitter, Facebook or Reddit are. It is a radicalisation platform hiding behind a Silicon Valley style startup
by swebs 6y ago
>Parler is not a "social network" in the same way Twitter, Facebook or Reddit are. It is a radicalisation platform hiding behind a Silicon Valley style startup veneer.
Actually, that's exactly how I'd describe modern reddit, and I guess Twitter too.
- satysin 6y agoYou are not wrong. The difference, in my opinion, is that reddit, etc are quite active in removing such "communities" once they are aware of them and they become a problem. Parler does not. In fact, to me, it seems they take delight in it and promote it under the guise of "free speech". So while reddit and co undoubtedly have similar problems they at least take action albeit a lot later than I think they should.
- swebs 6y agoNo, I meant almost the entirety of reddit nowadays is attempting to radicalize people to the left. Just look at the vitriol you see toward conservatives in the average /r/politics thread.
- satysin 6y agoI agree places like /r/politics and /r/conservative are vitriolic towards each other but I haven't seen open death threats that are not removed swiftly and the user banned. I don't agree that /r/politics attempts to "radicalize" people though. At least nothing I have ever seen in my 14 years on reddit I would classify as radicalization. Do you have any examples you can link to?