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> 2. People uploading things like pirated content tend to do so in bulk. You might see people uploading hundreds of videos of TV shows or whatever. It may excee
by BeFlatXIII 5y ago
> 2. People uploading things like pirated content tend to do so in bulk. You might see people uploading hundreds of videos of TV shows or whatever. It may exceed legitimate uploads in the early days of a platform. You do not want to burden users with this level of moderation
Not to mention that viewers aren't likely to flag the complete discography camrip of My Little Pony unless they're stupid or have an axe to grind (either against the IP that was uploaded, piracy in general, or the specific uploader). The viewers are often drawn to platforms specifically because they are flooded with piracy in their early days.
- dkh 5y agoExactly. Setting aside all legal concerns and whatever anyone's philosophy is about piracy or moderated content, you still have the enormous concern about what kind of community you are fostering and what kind of people you are attracting based on what content you allow to be surfaced.
- BeFlatXIII 5y agoAll the Reddit alternatives are each an example of why the early community matters so much. Being a piracy haven is probably the "best" outcome in terms of community-building compared to all the other common fates of low-moderation websites in growth mode.