- Aug 2, 2006
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Twitters moderation problems are intractable because Twitters problem is that hell is other people.
There is no moderation regime that will make both advertisers and users happy.
Before Elon took over, both left and right wing people were mad about moderation decisions.
you can ban as many nazi's or you can let Trump back twitter. no one will be happy.
The reality is imo, a platform where media professionals, celebrities and hyper engaged political partisans,
Post short form messages in a competition for the attention of a engagement focused algorithm.
is inevitably going to generate conflict, toxicity and unhappiness.
The only way to fix this is to fundamentally change the structure of the platform.
There is no moderation regime that will make both advertisers and users happy.
Before Elon took over, both left and right wing people were mad about moderation decisions.
you can ban as many nazi's or you can let Trump back twitter. no one will be happy.
The reality is imo, a platform where media professionals, celebrities and hyper engaged political partisans,
Post short form messages in a competition for the attention of a engagement focused algorithm.
is inevitably going to generate conflict, toxicity and unhappiness.
The only way to fix this is to fundamentally change the structure of the platform.