I think censorship should be limited to true hate speech aka threats of violence. I think platform moderation should include prohibiting direct harassment of other individuals. In other words, you can post things other people don't like so long as you aren't calling for violence against others. And moderators should tell users who are di…
I think censorship should be limited to true hate speech aka threats of violence. I think platform moderation should include prohibiting direct harassment of other individuals. In other words, you can post things other people don't like so long as you aren't calling for violence against others. And moderators should tell users who are directly harassing others to stop with the unwanted contact or at least give the aggrieved party the ability to block the harasser.
"Hate speech" is a useless fiction, and far removed from things like actual, credible threats of violence. That aside, everything else you said sounds like a great foundation for online speech policies.
I think censorship should be limited to true hate speech aka threats of violence. I think platform moderation should include prohibiting direct harassment of other individuals. In other words, you can post things other people don't like so long as you aren't calling for violence against others. And moderators should tell users who are directly harassing others to stop with the unwanted contact or at least give the aggrieved party the ability to block the harasser.
"Hate speech" is a useless fiction, and far removed from things like actual, credible threats of violence. That aside, everything else you said sounds like a great foundation for online speech policies.