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I’d like to see Antifa added to this growing list as well. The article states this group has “ties to dangerous real-world activities”. Does anyone know of any? Or is this just conjecture? The article’s statement was fairly vague.
I’d like to see Antifa added to this growing list as well. The article states this group has “ties to dangerous real-world activities”. Does anyone know of any? Or is this just conjecture? The article’s statement was fairly vague.
Can you describe to me what you think Antifa is?
It's been encouraging to see companies grow a backbone and crack down on harassment and hate campaigns, and not hide behind cowardly cries of "free speech." Twitter has taken too much time to do this, but recently they've been doing it more. Even Reddit, notorious for powering and consciously allowing hate campaigns, has cracked down more. It's also been interesting that the proponents of allowing these campaigns to…
What has Qanon ever said that can be remotely considered hateful? Who determines what is hateful?
It's a massive group of people LARPing about the most serious crimes anyone can be accused of and it focuses on new people nearly every day. No trials. Weak evidence. No way for the accused to face their accuser. It's as bad as the worst of "cancel culture".
The average person isn’t capable enough to judge information for themselves; we need people in power to curate what is seen.
Yes they are, they've done it for all of modern civilization. People in power telling us what to think doesn't end well. The issue is social media and the speed and scale of information without identity or verification. That's not going to be solved by curation.
But social has supercharged the whole affair, as you say, in speed and scale. Curation cannot solve it, but can it have some role in moderating it? What other tools do we have to throttle the damage? Do we need to axe social media entirely?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can you be more specific?
He retweeted a video wherein a man yelled white power.
All Power!! Crap...someone else has hurt feelings..
Just show respect to others, set an example, and turn the other cheek when needed. Hate generates hate which generates hate.
When you begin bringing up Trump in a topic completely unrelated...I feel sorry for you. So many people have so much hate in their lives, it’s really sorrowful.
The average person isn’t capable enough to judge information for themselves; we need people in power to curate what is seen.
Yes they are, they've done it for all of modern civilization. People in power telling us what to think doesn't end well. The issue is social media and the speed and scale of information without identity or verification. That's not going to be solved by curation.
Is it a question of where do we draw the line, or whether there should be a line?
It's been encouraging to see companies grow a backbone and crack down on harassment and hate campaigns, and not hide behind cowardly cries of "free speech." Twitter has taken too much time to do this, but recently they've been doing it more. Even Reddit, notorious for powering and consciously allowing hate campaigns, has cracked down more. It's also been interesting that the proponents of allowing these campaigns to…
Grow a backbone, or fold to public pressure?