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Isn't a blacklist typically a bad idea for all of the reasons people are listing in the comments (like scunthorpe)? I've never implemented a social media platfo
by _gabe_ 3y ago
Isn't a blacklist typically a bad idea for all of the reasons people are listing in the comments (like scunthorpe)? I've never implemented a social media platform, but why would you use a blacklist as opposed to a flagging system with manual moderation (where maybe the flagged user gets sent to a quarantine where they're shadow banned until approval)? That way, as language evolves and new slurs are made, or somebody tries to circumvent the system, you can just manually ban that user. Is there a technical reason this is a bad idea?
- haburka 3y agoIt’s one layer of mitigation that makes some users very happy. Potentially there should be some kind of AI detection here instead but people haven’t thought to do that yet. Manual flagging is probably how the user got found but since it’s too “obvious” that it’s an issue with certain words, it makes users upset.