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Writing is the great primate equalizer - or should be

Wood From Eden • 528 implied HN points • 16 Aug 23

🎭️ Culture Social Issues Online Discourse Writing Human behavior

The internet made public discourse deteriorate with insults being cost-free.
Humans are often friendly due to fear of each other; online, friendliness stems from other reasons.
Writing can balance equality and authenticity, allowing serious thinking to stand out without other personal attributes.

The Work of Debating the Future of Israel

Oliver Bateman Does the Work • 98 implied HN points • 09 Oct 23

🌍 World Politics Israel-Palestine conflict Debate Complexity Online Discourse Policy

Online discussions often lack rigor and depth due to the pressure for quick hot takes.
Social media can oversimplify complex issues like the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Elevating discourse and encouraging deeper engagement can lead to more informed and nuanced perspectives.

Threads Isn't Toxic Enough

The Ruffian • 147 implied HN points • 15 Jul 23

🕹 Technology Social media Twitter Online Discourse Artificial Intelligence User Experience

Threads presents itself as a nice alternative to toxic Twitter, but nice agreement can be just as frustrating.
Threads aims to avoid political conflict, but this may make it uninteresting like Clubhouse.
Twitter, despite its flaws, still offers value with certain features and content, like the For You feed.

Actually, the internet's always been this bad

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 3 HN points • 21 Mar 24

🕹 Technology Internet Social Platforms Online Discourse Toxicity Moderation

Online discourse has remained consistently toxic over the past 30 years, challenging the belief that it has worsened.
Toxicity in conversations tends to increase the longer they go on, involving fewer but more active participants.
Platforms exhibit similar levels of toxic comments, and moderation policies have the potential to influence the spread of toxic content.

Twitter's Throttling Of "What is a Woman?" Was Not Censorship

[Removed]: The Real Censorship is Secret Suppression • 12 HN points • 19 Jun 23

🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Social media Free speech Censorship Online Discourse Transparency

Censorship on social media depends on how platforms throttle, not what they throttle
Secretive throttling of content on social media is widespread and concerning
Platforms must prioritize transparency in their content moderation practices

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Why Substack?

Button Pusher • 0 implied HN points • 20 Mar 24

🕹 Technology Platforms Content Moderation Online Discourse Community Engagement

Substack allows controversial content like Nazi publications, sparking debate around free speech.
Substack's Notes page has received criticism for promoting problematic and radicalizing content.
Despite shortcomings, Substack provides a platform for quality content and meaningful discussions, distinguishing itself from other social media platforms.