The hottest Moderation Substack posts right now

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The Future, Now and Then • 615 implied HN points • 20 Feb 26
🕹 Technology Moderation
  1. The Polymarket integration turns parts of the platform into a gambling venue and creates incentives for writers to promote outcomes that could profit them, opening the door to conflicts of interest and market manipulation.
  2. Substack’s VC-driven business model pushes gimmicks and risky partnerships over improving the core product, which fuels a slide toward worse content moderation and the amplification of toxic or extremist voices.
  3. Many writers will look to migrate to alternatives like Ghost, Beehiiv, or Buttondown, but moving means losing Substack discovery, paying higher hosting fees, and likely asking readers to help fund the newsletter.

Open Thread 312

Astral Codex Ten • 4404 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🚌 Education Moderation
  1. This is a weekly open thread for all topics and questions.
  2. Collaborator sought for a study on Bayesian updating and precision weighting.
  3. Moderation update with a list of banned users.

Import AI 353: AI bootstrapping; LLMs as inventors; Facebook releases a free moderation tool

Import AI • 559 implied HN points • 18 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Moderation
  1. AI bootstrapping is advancing, with techniques like ReST^EM by Google DeepMind showing ways to make models smarter iteratively.
  2. Language models like LLMs are being used for groundbreaking tasks, such as extending human knowledge through techniques like FunSearch by DeepMind.
  3. Facebook has released a free moderation LLM, Llama Guard, highlighting the use of powerful models to control and monitor outputs of other AI systems.

How to be an unsuccessful thinker

Bits of Wonder • 766 implied HN points • 18 Mar 23
🚌 Education Moderation
  1. Reading too much can be counterproductive, limit your focused reading hours.
  2. Reading too little of substance hinders intellectual growth, prioritize quality input.
  3. Balance is key in intellectual pursuit, alternate between reading, thinking, and seeking feedback in moderation.
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How to Use Twitter's Community Notes

Myth Pilot • 452 implied HN points • 04 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Moderation
  1. Twitter's Community Notes is a powerful open-source moderation system for Twitter users.
  2. Community Notes are small blocks of text that appear beneath tweets, offering additional context and clarification.
  3. Participating in the Community Notes system can help hold major public figures and media organizations accountable for their statements.

CHAQUE goutte d'alcool est nocive

L'Atelier Galita • 219 implied HN points • 08 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Moderation
  1. No amount of alcohol is beneficial for health. It is damaging from the first drop.
  2. The alcohol industry has manipulated studies to promote the idea that moderate alcohol consumption is good for health.
  3. Alcohol consumption, even in small amounts, is linked to a wide range of health issues, including an increased risk of various cancers.

How to Regulate Social Media

Erik Explores • 61 implied HN points • 09 Feb 25
🕹 Technology Moderation
  1. Social media algorithms often promote extreme or divisive content to keep users engaged, which is harmful. Creating ethics boards to oversee these algorithms could help focus on more positive and informative content instead.
  2. Moderation of social media content does not always balance free speech with the need to prevent harmful misinformation. It's important to have clear processes for content removal and to empower users in the moderation process.
  3. Users need better tools to evaluate and discuss opinions without just liking or disliking them. A system that rewards thoughtful, respectful discussions can shape healthier online interactions.

Undoing RLHF, prompt injection, and the brittle limits of moderating LLMs

Democratizing Automation • 126 implied HN points • 18 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Moderation
  1. Recent papers challenge the need for safety filters on open LLM weights, suggesting regular releases of parameters.
  2. Fine-tuning LLM safety can be bypassed with minimal supervised examples, raising concerns about robustness.
  3. Moderation in LLMs relates to liability, with Meta emphasizing safety filters in their models, while OpenAI faces challenges due to fine-tuning access.

Report on NixOS Governance Discussions

Chris' Blog • 3 HN points • 12 May 24
🕹 Technology Moderation
  1. The NixOS governance discussion process was poorly organized, with the Nix Foundation board failing to provide clear direction and wasting participants' time.
  2. There was a lack of transparency, inconsistent enforcement of moderation, and potential manipulation of the process, leading to a censure of participants and a seemingly pre-ordained outcome.
  3. Participants with differing views felt unwelcome, demonstrating a reluctance to include those with centrist social and fiscally conservative values, potentially affecting future contributions and interactions with the Nix community.

Actually, the internet's always been this bad

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 3 HN points • 21 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Moderation
  1. Online discourse has remained consistently toxic over the past 30 years, challenging the belief that it has worsened.
  2. Toxicity in conversations tends to increase the longer they go on, involving fewer but more active participants.
  3. Platforms exhibit similar levels of toxic comments, and moderation policies have the potential to influence the spread of toxic content.

Squaring the Circle.

GOOD INTERNET • 20 implied HN points • 11 Jan 24
🌍 World Politics Moderation
  1. Substack is taking steps to remove Nazi content from the platform
  2. The fight against Nazism requires active moderation and suppression of hateful ideologies
  3. Deplatforming can be effective in reducing attention towards harmful influencers

Uniform Thought Machines

Mind Prison • 3 HN points • 02 May 23
🕹 Technology Moderation
  1. Social media can induce social conformity by design, not just by algorithms.
  2. Engagement hacking and social engineering strategies keep users hooked and drive revenue.
  3. Pre-social media communication, focused on diverse small circles, may offer more nuanced conversations and less conformity.

An update on the Mehdeeka Focus Network

Mehdeeka • 1 implied HN point • 16 Oct 23
💼 Business Moderation
  1. Feedback sessions will be scheduled on an as-needed basis rather than weekly.
  2. Testing out Miro for feedback sessions to replace Slack for scalability.
  3. Considering introducing a small fee for the Focus Network sessions to assess interest.

Addiction to Noise and Stimulation (A Brief Thought About Life)

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 0 implied HN points • 14 Jul 11
🏥 Health & Wellness Moderation
  1. Overstimulation from various sources like food, drugs, and technology can contribute to addiction and dull our senses.
  2. Seeking constant overstimulation may be a way to avoid facing deeper issues and emotions within ourselves.
  3. Balance is key - there are times for indulging in pleasures and times for simplicity and silence to reflect on inner peace.

Fermentation Does Not Neutrailize the Goitrogenic Effect of Soy — It Makes It Worse!

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 0 implied HN points • 15 Oct 10
🏥 Health & Wellness Moderation
  1. Fermentation of soy does not neutralize the goitrogenic effect, it can actually make it worse.
  2. Isoflavones in soy, like genistein and daidzein, are the problematic toxins that exist in unprocessed soybeans.
  3. Consuming soy in moderation along with plenty of iodine is recommended to mitigate the goitrogenic effect.

Adding A Moderation Layer To Your OpenAI Implementations

Cobus Greyling on LLMs, NLU, NLP, chatbots & voicebots • 0 implied HN points • 08 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Moderation
  1. Adding a moderation layer to OpenAI implementations is essential to comply with usage policies. This helps avoid serious issues like account termination.
  2. The moderation endpoint is free to use and monitors for harmful content like hate, violence, and self-harm. Companies should check their API calls for inappropriate content.
  3. OpenAI is continually improving the moderation tools, but users need to frequently update their own policies to align with these changes. Regular checks can help ensure safe usage.

Running Post-Mortems

Certo Modo • 0 implied HN points • 23 May 23
🕹 Technology Moderation
  1. Post-mortems are crucial for teams to learn from failure and improve systems.
  2. Scheduling recurring post-mortem meetings helps in consistent learning and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  3. Selecting a capable moderator and presenter, preparing for the meeting, facilitating discussions, and following up on action items are key responsibilities for successful post-mortems.