Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet

Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by Pxtl on Monday March 12, 2018 @03:26PM (#16570672)

An echo chamber is the only real option. Computers are unaware of concepts of good or evil, so at best a moderation algorithm can do is enforce a certain viewpoint. The question is what viewpoint? The viewpoint of the consensus of users, or the viewpoint of the community leadership?

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Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by frgtpsswrdlame on Monday March 12, 2018 @03:41PM (#16570808)

I don't think moderation should be done by algorithm, as soon as you give the task back to humans you're much more capable of shades of gray and thoughtful, real moderation. Humans have been moderating public spaces for thousands of years, we're more than up to the task if a little bit of care is put into the implementation.

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Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by Klathmon on Monday March 12, 2018 @04:07PM (#16571047)

But humans are VERY very slow at this. Even our world-class moderation systems (the legal system in many countries) is excruciatingly slow, often taking months or years for a single decision.

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