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What do you mean exactly? Moderation in the classical sense, where spam/off topic content is removed? or "Moderation": Consensus manipulation, speech/thought
by RetpolineDrama 3y ago
What do you mean exactly?
Moderation in the classical sense, where spam/off topic content is removed?
or
"Moderation": Consensus manipulation, speech/thought policing, censorship of opposing/controversial ideas, etc?
Because in practice "Moderation" is what you get (and what they spend most of their time doing), but they sell you on the above by fear mongering about spam.
- wolverine876 3y agoIt's a balance, right? I want to hear from all sorts of people, and I want free expression. But I don't want to spend time with people who behave badly - people shouting, people saying offensive things, people being rude, etc. Humanity universally has manners and social norms for a reason, to enable us to interact. Public forums are vulnerable to people coming in and behaving badly; we need moderators to keep the place civil without suppressing free expression.