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I do not disagree with anything you said. Only that’s a different subject from the event being reported. If we were to talk about content moderation, then the f
by pilgrim0 3y ago
I do not disagree with anything you said. Only that’s a different subject from the event being reported. If we were to talk about content moderation, then the first thing I would address is that the CEO appears to be an absolutist in regard to freedom of speech, whether this is a genuine philosophical stance or just an economic strategy (hate content drives traffic and at the same time is expensive to moderate) is a matter of debate, but from what I gather it’s probably the latter. That’s why I think he’ll certainly not be the one championing safe online environments. But in any case, “detecting hate content” is the fastest route to outright censorship, since the definition of “hate content” will always come from those in power. Hate content can be anything someone powerful don’t like. How we manage that? Where we draw the line? Honest questions.
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- trogdor 3y agoIf you run a social media site and you want mainstream businesses to advertise alongside posts on your site, you have to engage in content moderation. It’s hard, but advertisers demand it. Minimally, you must identify content of the type that advertisers don’t want to be associated with. As to where you draw the line, it’s defined by advertiser preferences. I think YouTube’s ‘advertiser friendly content’ guidelines are a solid model. They have been evolving over time, and they provide substantial detail about the kind of content that is (and that isn’t) considered advertiser friendly.