evacide

I am continually disappointed (but not surprised) by the people who decide to run platforms for user-generated content who have not bothered to study the last fifteen years of academic, industry, and policy work on content moderation and free speech.

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/14/substack-ceo-chris-best-doesnt-realize-hes-just-become-the-nazi-bar/

Substack CEO Chris Best Doesn’t Realize He’s Just Become The Nazi Bar

I get it. I totally get it. Every tech dude comes along and has this thought: “hey, we’ll be the free speech social media site. We won’t do any moderation beyond what’s required.” Even Twitter init…

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Show threadJonas WisserApr 14, 2023
@evacide Or just like… the last year on Twitter, the platform he is specifically trying to sherlock.
Show threadCory Apr 14, 2023
@evacide I’d be disappointed if I hadn’t buried my expectations a long time ago
Show threadMarc JacobsApr 14, 2023

@evacide And how.

Thought experiment for VCs. Would you fund a smart 30yo who wanted to compete with Intel or ARM on CPUs? Without said founder doing some serious analysis on the market and pitfalls?

How is Substack different?

(Just in case there are reply guys here, I know about RISC V & associated startups)

Show threadJamie TomaselloApr 14, 2023
@evacide And some of us worked Trust and Safety way before that back when it was called Abuse Desk.
Show threadevacideApr 14, 2023
@jtomasello You are as OG as it gets in this area.
Show threadJamie TomaselloApr 14, 2023

@evacide Chris knows better because he co-founded and was the CTO of Kik which had its share of Trust and Safety issues.

#hugops for customer success or trust and safety people at Substack

Show threadSam Thurston Apr 14, 2023
@evacide worse he didn't even spend 15 minutes thinking of a good answer to a question he was definitely going to get asked
Show threadPeter Kretzman (he/him)Apr 15, 2023
@evacide Indeed. Here’s an article (written for Musk’s similar failings, but just as applicable for Chris Best) about what they don’t realize about content moderation. https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/02/hey-elon-let-me-help-you-speed-run-the-content-moderation-learning-curve/
Hey Elon: Let Me Help You Speed Run The Content Moderation Learning Curve

It’s kind of a rite of passage for any new social media network. They show up, insist that they’re the “platform for free speech” without quite understanding what that actua…

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Show threadRyder 🔭🚲 Apr 15, 2023
@evacide just listened to his interview with Nilay Patel and man he doesn’t have a plan at all
Show threadtriciaApr 15, 2023
@evacide a friend suggested I could spin up a side business automating the hosting of Mastodon instances. (she's right, I could).. she was a little surprised when I all but ran screaming from the idea; I don't want to platform fascists even for a second, and I don't want to be responsible for NOT doing so.
Show threadJonathan Hartley's old accountApr 15, 2023
@evacide Those whose mission is to disrupt the institutions of the world are obviously going to be way too busy and important to feck around with the tedious business of learning how anything actually works.