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Re:Nextdoor will alert users if it thinks they’re about to p... by paul_f on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @06:49AM (#26872939)
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

The fundamental problem with automated moderation. (Who watches the watchers?)

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Re:Nextdoor will alert users if it thinks they’re about to p... by dslkfjg on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @12:22PM (#26876776)
It makes sense to have watchers to watch the watchers because their respective job descriptions are different. One's task is to watch for "bad actors" and the other's job it to watch for bias within rendered judgments. Those are two different tasks requiring two different microskill sets and bodies of experience. Exemplars at each task may also represent two different personality types.
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Re:Nextdoor will alert users if it thinks they’re about to p... by loonster on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @04:54PM (#26881522)
Who watches the 2nd set of watchers?
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Re:Nextdoor will alert users if it thinks they’re about to p... by paul_f on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @06:57PM (#26883065)
That's where the turtles start?
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Re:Nextdoor will alert users if it thinks they’re about to p... by tacitusarc on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @12:34AM (#26885447)
Vimes
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