3 ms·
Yes, online moderation, literally "deleting people by a single click, for even misunderstood opinions or expressions (overcensorship)" has become a big problem.
by Vektorceraptor 3y ago
Yes, online moderation, literally "deleting people by a single click, for even misunderstood opinions or expressions (overcensorship)" has become a big problem.
On the one side it leads some to believe, that you can clean the world simply by sweeping the dirt under the carpet with your mouse. On the other hand, it has caused a lot of suffering and injustice because, of course, most people are not Nazis. But they will defend themselves aggressively, and some may even become one, if you constantly make them feel like they are.
Online moderation has become a source of power and abuse, and it leads to fears, conformity and oppression.
And the whole thing happens more or less, not because one is so moral and well meaning, but because one wants to run a successful and well-visited platform.
Capitalist interest and the idea of growth obscure the psychological reality here.