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It's not illegal content I'm talking about. I'm specifically thinking of sites like Parler and Gab which very loudly and specifically start as anti-censorship o
by rtkwe 5y ago
It's not illegal content I'm talking about. I'm specifically thinking of sites like Parler and Gab which very loudly and specifically start as anti-censorship of anything legal for the American right that feel like they're being censored off of the regular platforms. Then they quickly learn that no moderation means you'll get absolutely flooded with trolls who aren't a fan of your chosen ideology and are willing to spam and troll you. That quickly encourages them to start actually moderating in some regards the exact thing they were created in opposition to because what they're actually mad about is specific moderation decisions not the idea of moderation in general.
- TulliusCicero 5y agoExactly. They were never actually mad about moderation in general, they just didn't get like getting their stuff getting modded off the platform. They're fine doing the same thing to others.
- Mindwipe 5y agoIndeed, all of these platforms have been "free speech" but banned pictures of naked women from their inception. They're not free speech in any way, they're just okay with racism.
- dredmorbius 5y agoIt's the Tolerant Pilgram problem. (See early US history around relgious ... freedom.)