#OMN (Open Media Network)5d ago

Beyond Blocking: Building Trust Infrastructure for the Open Web

A Policy Case for Commons-Based Moderation in the Fediverse The problem with the current approach The normal response to harmful content and behaviour on federated social platforms today is the block. Instance administrators block other instances. Users block other users. Communities build blocklists and share them. This is understandable - it is the tool available - but it is not a solution. It is, at best, a temporary containment strategy. Blocking is the digital equivalent of closing […]

https://hamishcampbell.com/beyond-blocking-building-trust-infrastructure-for-the-open-web/

Show threadWarm Signull5d ago
@info There is another major issue that can't be ignored. How to design for ethical marketing and promotions, while getting rid of unethical ones. No social media will gain mass adoption with this part being ignored. With soon to come mass job losses, internet based businesses will become the lifeline of many people for the time being, since there are not enough rivers or boats. Why not also design for ethical influencers who benefit society and exclusion of those who don't, and who decides.
Show threadWarm Signull5d ago

@info There might be some increase of grassroots communities, while governments will have hard time catching up, it could be a good idea to design such platform as an economic substrate for people. If it is being done from scratch, there must be countless opportunities to do it right.

Even if it would be just for the transition phase, it would help a lot of people and prevent a lot of chaos.

Show threadhamish campbell

@warmsignull @info

The economics side of this is likely impossible in the first version... this leave a lot of room for creativity in the second version, but only if we can get the first version done #OMN

Apr 10 at 8:26amWeb