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Re:US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe a... by intended on Friday February 20, 2026 @06:26AM (#47086620)
I think nations should add content moderation as part of mandatory volunteer duties.

The online commons and tasks are too complex and absurd, and we have many people who value speech, who would be the ideal people to take on these tasks. Putting their values into action so to speak.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant, so the moment people volunteer for this, they will themselves see whether the claims of misinformation and disinformation are overblown, and then vote accordingly.

Obviously speech is a super important part of our online lives, and should be treated as such.

Re:US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe a... by FatCat1979 on Friday February 20, 2026 @05:54PM (#47095181)
The last thing the world needs is a state mandated hoarde of european reddit moderators plaguing the internet. no thanks.
Re:US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe a... by intended on Friday February 20, 2026 @09:06PM (#47096732)
Come now - why should it just be self selected volunteers or outsourced workers.

Even now on HN we are lucky with who moderates it but this should be more commmon.

And Mandatory service for your own nation. How else will you have a citizenry who can be plugged into their information economy.