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Moderators are human, with their own beliefs, biases, and values. People get ghostbanned for all sorts of reasons, but we should never underestimate the human e
by Overtonwindow 4y ago
Moderators are human, with their own beliefs, biases, and values. People get ghostbanned for all sorts of reasons, but we should never underestimate the human element and ego desire to shape the narrative through unfair moderation.
- Tozen 4y agoQuite true, in terms of how it works. The way and how of ghostbanning combined with the biases and beliefs of moderators can be used to shape opinions and discussions, because "wrongthink" becomes an unstated defacto "restriction". People can be given the impression that the majority thinks and believes a particular way about a subject, where in actuality, valid dissenting opinions were eliminated, banned, dissuaded, or afraid to comment.