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Ask HN: How do I build a new social network?

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Re: Ask HN: How do I build a new social network?

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Post by setnone »

rsynnott wrote: post #28
setnone wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps a naive take but money, resources and even legislative friction are non issues to try to solve such a disturbing humanity-level problem on a global scale. Which platform or entity wouldn't want to invest or otherwise back it up? Meta alone should shower such initiative with money and proccessing capacity. So then OP could just integrate simple API into their new social network.

... So wait, you're suggesting that they simply use a non-existent Facebook product which Facebook will, for reasons unclear, provide to their competitors for free?

Not necessarily for free, but since this problem has criminal aspect and lasting negative societal impact, i.e. hurt people hurt people, the solution should not be profit-first.

Meta does offer LLama, don't know their reasons, for free, and i only mention them as a largest platform. This not-yet-existent product should be whatever FAANG and governments effort which will save everybody a ton of money.

Edit: some other reasons i mention Meta

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43293004

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32521609

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35726102

Re: Ask HN: How do I build a new social network?

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Post by seggly »

I think what we need is something that wouldn’t replace online content but would add a new layer, an alternative for those who want more real-world interaction… and maybe even for those who don’t realize they’d enjoy it yet, a new way of ditributing content is what i expect.

Re: Ask HN: How do I build a new social network?

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Post by exodust »

Imagine going to a dinner party where politics was not allowed to be discussed. After a few wines, people would break the rule. People in social settings enjoy talking politics, even if it means animated debate.

Politics is essentially about finding the best way to improve society by fixing issues or proposing new ideas. Isn't it? If so, perhaps it's specific conduct you want restricted, not politics. After all, bad conduct can happen when talking about any topic.

Re: Ask HN: How do I build a new social network?

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Post by nextn »

Quinzel wrote: post #25
nextn wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> You can't solve the bot problem without thorough, labor-intensive moderation. I want to see a social network that solves the bot problem by requiring a fee to post.

> I want to see a social network that solves the bot problem by requiring a fee to post. Why would people pay to post? Why do people post in the first place?

To attach a fee as proof of their belief in the post content being valuable.

Re: Ask HN: How do I build a new social network?

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Post by nextn »

asukachikaru wrote: post #14
nextn wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> You can't solve the bot problem without thorough, labor-intensive moderation. I want to see a social network that solves the bot problem by requiring a fee to post.

Albeit the effect may very depending on the amount of the fee, I find it hard to imagine fee would stop the bot problem. World of Warcraft requires fee for accessing the most recent expansion, as well as the subscription, but it is swarmed by the bots all the same. IMO as long as there are traffic aka money, there will be bots.

It's a question of price.

Re: Ask HN: How do I build a new social network?

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Post by pauleibye »

nextn wrote: post #9
smt88 wrote: post #7

You can't. Your best bet is to joint the fediverse so you can interoperate with existing networks, like Mastodon. > too much moderation > rampant bot abuse You can't solve the bot problem without thorough, labor-intensive moderation. These two of your goals are at odds with each other. I will also say that almost 100% of the value of reddit is the moderation. After Musk eviscerated Twitter's moderation, it became mor…

> You can't solve the bot problem without thorough, labor-intensive moderation. I want to see a social network that solves the bot problem by requiring a fee to post.

Medium does the inverse of this, but sort of the same idea. Content creators are rewarded money from a pool of subscription revenue based on community involvement. I think rewarding good content is more powerful than some barrier to entry.
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