There are a lot of threads about this depressing article:
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There are a lot of threads about this depressing article:
It supports the idea of a social media ban for under-16s.
I also don't want to see children exposed to offensive, dehumanizing "content", but I am wondering why a ban is the cure. The examples the writer cites are all examples of simply unacceptable speech. If the social media platforms had effective moderation, this would not be a problem. If every instance of misogyny and other hate speech was taken down, and abusers got reliably suspended and banned, the experience of girls and minorities on these platforms would be infinitely better. The people doing the hate might be pushed to reconsider their behavior.
Instead we will take away internet freedom from young people and force identity verification on everyone, undermine VPNs and so on. Why? Because that will be easier and cheaper for the tech giants.
Don't ban girls from social media. Ban the abusers.
@SecondUniverse Like, the proper solution to solve violence against women would be to ban them from the stree... Oh, wait. Nevermind.
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There are a lot of threads about this depressing article:
It supports the idea of a social media ban for under-16s.
I also don't want to see children exposed to offensive, dehumanizing "content", but I am wondering why a ban is the cure. The examples the writer cites are all examples of simply unacceptable speech. If the social media platforms had effective moderation, this would not be a problem. If every instance of misogyny and other hate speech was taken down, and abusers got reliably suspended and banned, the experience of girls and minorities on these platforms would be infinitely better. The people doing the hate might be pushed to reconsider their behavior.
Instead we will take away internet freedom from young people and force identity verification on everyone, undermine VPNs and so on. Why? Because that will be easier and cheaper for the tech giants.
Don't ban girls from social media. Ban the abusers.
@SecondUniverse Yeah, this is one of those articles where I really appreciate it all the way until the conclusion.
It is fascinating, but I think it shows a wider cultural issue that isn't fixable by a ban and is far more widespread.
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There are a lot of threads about this depressing article:
It supports the idea of a social media ban for under-16s.
I also don't want to see children exposed to offensive, dehumanizing "content", but I am wondering why a ban is the cure. The examples the writer cites are all examples of simply unacceptable speech. If the social media platforms had effective moderation, this would not be a problem. If every instance of misogyny and other hate speech was taken down, and abusers got reliably suspended and banned, the experience of girls and minorities on these platforms would be infinitely better. The people doing the hate might be pushed to reconsider their behavior.
Instead we will take away internet freedom from young people and force identity verification on everyone, undermine VPNs and so on. Why? Because that will be easier and cheaper for the tech giants.
Don't ban girls from social media. Ban the abusers.
@SecondUniverse but then how will Epstein's tech bros get pictures of teenage girls to train on? 🤮
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There are a lot of threads about this depressing article:
It supports the idea of a social media ban for under-16s.
I also don't want to see children exposed to offensive, dehumanizing "content", but I am wondering why a ban is the cure. The examples the writer cites are all examples of simply unacceptable speech. If the social media platforms had effective moderation, this would not be a problem. If every instance of misogyny and other hate speech was taken down, and abusers got reliably suspended and banned, the experience of girls and minorities on these platforms would be infinitely better. The people doing the hate might be pushed to reconsider their behavior.
Instead we will take away internet freedom from young people and force identity verification on everyone, undermine VPNs and so on. Why? Because that will be easier and cheaper for the tech giants.
Don't ban girls from social media. Ban the abusers.
@SecondUniverse governments are always looking for the cheapest way to pretend they care about issues
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There are a lot of threads about this depressing article:
It supports the idea of a social media ban for under-16s.
I also don't want to see children exposed to offensive, dehumanizing "content", but I am wondering why a ban is the cure. The examples the writer cites are all examples of simply unacceptable speech. If the social media platforms had effective moderation, this would not be a problem. If every instance of misogyny and other hate speech was taken down, and abusers got reliably suspended and banned, the experience of girls and minorities on these platforms would be infinitely better. The people doing the hate might be pushed to reconsider their behavior.
Instead we will take away internet freedom from young people and force identity verification on everyone, undermine VPNs and so on. Why? Because that will be easier and cheaper for the tech giants.
Don't ban girls from social media. Ban the abusers.
@SecondUniverse this 100x. Misogyny needs to be a hate crime. And action needs to be taken against hate speech.
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There are a lot of threads about this depressing article:
It supports the idea of a social media ban for under-16s.
I also don't want to see children exposed to offensive, dehumanizing "content", but I am wondering why a ban is the cure. The examples the writer cites are all examples of simply unacceptable speech. If the social media platforms had effective moderation, this would not be a problem. If every instance of misogyny and other hate speech was taken down, and abusers got reliably suspended and banned, the experience of girls and minorities on these platforms would be infinitely better. The people doing the hate might be pushed to reconsider their behavior.
Instead we will take away internet freedom from young people and force identity verification on everyone, undermine VPNs and so on. Why? Because that will be easier and cheaper for the tech giants.
Don't ban girls from social media. Ban the abusers.
@SecondUniverse Historically “think of the children” rhetoric has been used to (attempt to) push through some of the most draconian legislation/surveillance technologies. These recent attempts to introduce age verification for kids certainly have the same energy; *personally* I don’t see them as anything else but a convenient excuse for snooping over a large chunk of the society.
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There are a lot of threads about this depressing article:
It supports the idea of a social media ban for under-16s.
I also don't want to see children exposed to offensive, dehumanizing "content", but I am wondering why a ban is the cure. The examples the writer cites are all examples of simply unacceptable speech. If the social media platforms had effective moderation, this would not be a problem. If every instance of misogyny and other hate speech was taken down, and abusers got reliably suspended and banned, the experience of girls and minorities on these platforms would be infinitely better. The people doing the hate might be pushed to reconsider their behavior.
Instead we will take away internet freedom from young people and force identity verification on everyone, undermine VPNs and so on. Why? Because that will be easier and cheaper for the tech giants.
Don't ban girls from social media. Ban the abusers.
@SecondUniverse absolutely, the solution is to make the platforms responsible for the content on them, and make the penalties severe enough that they have to ensure there is rapid, good quality moderation in place.
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There are a lot of threads about this depressing article:
It supports the idea of a social media ban for under-16s.
I also don't want to see children exposed to offensive, dehumanizing "content", but I am wondering why a ban is the cure. The examples the writer cites are all examples of simply unacceptable speech. If the social media platforms had effective moderation, this would not be a problem. If every instance of misogyny and other hate speech was taken down, and abusers got reliably suspended and banned, the experience of girls and minorities on these platforms would be infinitely better. The people doing the hate might be pushed to reconsider their behavior.
Instead we will take away internet freedom from young people and force identity verification on everyone, undermine VPNs and so on. Why? Because that will be easier and cheaper for the tech giants.
Don't ban girls from social media. Ban the abusers.
@SecondUniverse Strongly agree. Primary obstacle: the culture producing abusers also encourages the same dog-eat-dog tech industry loaded with abusers (example: Elon Musk). They don't see what they are doing as abusive, just business as usual.
There's also a missing component when it comes to introducing minors to the internet. Parents need to be more engaged and educate minors on how to use the internet safely and what is/isn't acceptable. I've seen too many parents who just ignore it.
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There are a lot of threads about this depressing article:
It supports the idea of a social media ban for under-16s.
I also don't want to see children exposed to offensive, dehumanizing "content", but I am wondering why a ban is the cure. The examples the writer cites are all examples of simply unacceptable speech. If the social media platforms had effective moderation, this would not be a problem. If every instance of misogyny and other hate speech was taken down, and abusers got reliably suspended and banned, the experience of girls and minorities on these platforms would be infinitely better. The people doing the hate might be pushed to reconsider their behavior.
Instead we will take away internet freedom from young people and force identity verification on everyone, undermine VPNs and so on. Why? Because that will be easier and cheaper for the tech giants.
Don't ban girls from social media. Ban the abusers.
@SecondUniverse “Don't ban girls from social media. Ban the abusers.”
This is the clearest, most succinctly I’ve ever seen anyone put it. We really need to push this message *hard*.
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@SecondUniverse “Don't ban girls from social media. Ban the abusers.”
This is the clearest, most succinctly I’ve ever seen anyone put it. We really need to push this message *hard*.
@stveje Letting people say terrible things online is not a "fwee spweech" issue - especially when it means that we must silence young people to protect the liberties of trolls.
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