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Moderation is orthogonal to free speech. They are separate concerns.
No it’s not. More moderation, more false positives, less free speech. Just having ‘moderation’ means the speech is not ‘free’.
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How does that make any sense? More moderation clearly means speech is less free, in that you are blocking some of it (whether for good reason or not)
I do not have a right to put signs promoting my beliefs in your front yard. Preventing me from doing that is not a prohibition of free speech. What’s going to slay me is that the group that bitched and moaned about twitter preventing free speech have turned it into a hellhole nobody wants to be in. Now they will come over and say the same about Blue Sky??? Guys - you can post your ridiculous nonsense on X… nobody is…
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Moderation is orthogonal to free speech. They are separate concerns.
Unless you’re taking the stance that free speech as a concept applies only to the government, then it’s definitely not orthogonal. Almost all moderation concerns are obviously restrictions on free speech, it’s just that for several reasons people have started to shrink “speech” into “political speech within some Overton window” For some obvious examples of typical moderation that conflicts with pure free speech , con…
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Moderation is orthogonal to free speech. They are separate concerns.
I dont think mega-big 'public square' type platforms will ever achieve this since growth requires chasing the most passive types of consumers who need everything done for them.
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How would they make it harder / reduce bots without sacrificing privacy (such as SMS/ID verification/etc.)? I think if you can realistically solve that you'd be a millionaire already.
I don’t think you realistically can. I’d instead approach it from limiting the reach of new accounts until proven as good actors. Or switch it back to invite only, as there’s a massive userbase now, and if you invite a problematic account it becomes a problem for your account too. Operate on a vouch system.
Aha... dont be naïve... what is the definition of "good" in 2024? Take the US population for example... 50% will say your intentions are "good", the other half will not!
Due to how easy it is to setup accounts and post on Bluesky, it’s likely many of the same operatives behind the propaganda and bot armies on Twitter are now pushing the same vitriolic content, and triggering these reports. If they can negatively impact Bluesky at a critical moment, it’ll reduce the flow of users who will quickly surmise “oh this is just like twitter”
How would they make it harder / reduce bots without sacrificing privacy (such as SMS/ID verification/etc.)? I think if you can realistically solve that you'd be a millionaire already.
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Unless you’re taking the stance that free speech as a concept applies only to the government, then it’s definitely not orthogonal. Almost all moderation concerns are obviously restrictions on free speech, it’s just that for several reasons people have started to shrink “speech” into “political speech within some Overton window” For some obvious examples of typical moderation that conflicts with pure free speech , con…
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