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> Censorship is blocking content that both the sender and the receiver want. Except when it isn’t. All media content goes through classification and censorship

> Censorship is blocking content that both the sender and the receiver want. Except when it isn’t. All media content goes through classification and censorship in New Zealand. You cannot air anything on tv without classification. My comment was on the processor of classification and censorship that occurs during the classification process. > Moderation is blocking content when the sender wants to communicate something the receiver doesn't want. Then Twitter, Facebook, etc do not have moderation teams. They have censorship teams. Because they are blocking content people do want. You might disagree with Trump. But removing his tweets and banning him is censorship as people do agree with him and do want his content.

patmcc 4y ago
>>Edit: so HN wants Twitter moderation and censorship but a country censoring videos and text books is a big no no. This was your original comment. Yes, people want moderation of their platforms, otherwise they become unusable. Most people want some degree of censorship (CSAM is the obvious case). But there's a big difference between Twitter censoring something and the government doing it. For example Facebook can say "hey we don't want people posting nude photos" - that's censorship. And that's fine; they don't want to run a site that has nude photos. >>Then Twitter, Facebook, etc do not have moderation teams. They have censorship teams. Because they are blocking content people do want. Yep, they do both, in varying degrees. The government should be more restrained. >>You might disagree with Trump. But removing his tweets and banning him is censorship as people do agree with him and do want his content. Yes, it absolutely is censorship. And if twitter wants to do that I'm fine with that. I don't want the government doing that.
- philliphaydon 4y ago
  > This was your original comment. Because people downvoted me to -4 before anyone commented. Since I only talked about censorship in regards to traditional media it was safe to assume people dislike censorship of traditional media. Which is a contradiction to wanting censorship and moderation on social media. > Yes, it absolutely is censorship. And if twitter wants to do that I'm fine with that. I don't want the government doing that. I agree but Twitter in the past is very inconsistent in its moderation and censorship. Stuff that’s an absolute violation of rules is allowed but borderline violations on the right are quickly dealt with. I’m fine with a private company doing it if it’s consistent.

patmcc 4y ago

>>Edit: so HN wants Twitter moderation and censorship but a country censoring videos and text books is a big no no. This was your original comment. Yes, people want moderation of their platforms, otherwise they become unusable. Most people want some degree of censorship (CSAM is the obvious case). But there's a big difference between Twitter censoring something and the government doing it. For example Facebook can say "hey we don't want people posting nude photos" - that's censorship. And that's fine; they don't want to run a site that has nude photos. >>Then Twitter, Facebook, etc do not have moderation teams. They have censorship teams. Because they are blocking content people do want. Yep, they do both, in varying degrees. The government should be more restrained. >>You might disagree with Trump. But removing his tweets and banning him is censorship as people do agree with him and do want his content. Yes, it absolutely is censorship. And if twitter wants to do that I'm fine with that. I don't want the government doing that.

philliphaydon 4y ago
> This was your original comment. Because people downvoted me to -4 before anyone commented. Since I only talked about censorship in regards to traditional media it was safe to assume people dislike censorship of traditional media. Which is a contradiction to wanting censorship and moderation on social media. > Yes, it absolutely is censorship. And if twitter wants to do that I'm fine with that. I don't want the government doing that. I agree but Twitter in the past is very inconsistent in its moderation and censorship. Stuff that’s an absolute violation of rules is allowed but borderline violations on the right are quickly dealt with. I’m fine with a private company doing it if it’s consistent.