And, pro tip, they ALWAYS whine about “muh free speech.” It is literally part of their playbook every time, and it was just as bullshit then — the 1980s, by the way — as it is now
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Back in the old days we used to call that “moderating” and we knew that if you didn’t stay on top of it the Nazis would come in and shit it up. It’s what they’ve done as long as there’s been any sort of internet.https://twitter.com/cwarzel/status/1430003624436932613 …
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I remember those days. I moderated for CNN on CompuServe in the 90s and we did great. Kept people on topic, fed quotes to the producers in Atlanta and jettisoned the jerks after one warning. Good times!
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Same thing but AOL Teen Chat and Nickelodeon!
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Wait...there was internet before Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram? Next you'll tell me that these moderators did it for free.
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This makes me think of how the old idea of “netiquette” has gone by the wayside. I recall it well from the 90s and early 2000s internet. Like the generally accepted idea that you should get a feel for a community, avoid stsrting arguments over things that had been debated-
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A BBS. They’ve invented a BBS.
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So many features we should have kept and expanded on.
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JAYSUS...I FEEL OLD.
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