@ska @dalias @futurebird @mattmcirvin Deplatforming is really important to reducing the availability of bad information. Big impacts around Twitter decisions, for example: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/16/misinformation-trump-twitter/
@Emilyy @ska @dalias @futurebird @mattmcirvin
Deplatforming is great until it happens to you
"Deplatforming is great until it happens to you"
This assumes you are speaking to a group of people who have never been deplatformed. But this is far from the case.
There isn't any politics free abstract solution. Deplatforming a fun video game forum because "video games cause violence" is bad.
Deplatforming nazis is good.
It's very messy and we will need to have discussions about the boundary forever.
"Just allow everything" isn't a solution and it doesn't even really do what it claims
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@futurebird I largely agree, deplatforming isnt inherently good or bad, it depends on who is the target.
I do think there is legitimate concern that deplatforming is frivilous and abusive right now from both sides in many cases. That said im not sure deplatofrming is the issue, its more of a symptom. The real issue is just the toxic polarization we have in society that is causing cancel culture from both ends on everything under the sun.
