Re:Study finds Reddit’s ban of its most toxic subreddits wor...
by ThrowawayR2 on Sunday April 28, 2019 @12:50PM
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> Great success, sending more people from reddit to their own hate platform that will grow and exploit synergies among groups of particularly toxic people.
Fox News seems like a rather good analogue of this. Despite promulgating information and opinions considered false and unacceptable by many, they are quite successful both financially and at exerting political influence. Shaming and shunning them and their viewers only hardens their viewership's belief in the truth of what they say.
By shunting the "basket of deplorables" off to Voat/Gab, we might be inadvertently creating the next Fox News.
Fox News seems like a rather good analogue of this. Despite promulgating information and opinions considered false and unacceptable by many, they are quite successful both financially and at exerting political influence. Shaming and shunning them and their viewers only hardens their viewership's belief in the truth of what they say.
By shunting the "basket of deplorables" off to Voat/Gab, we might be inadvertently creating the next Fox News.