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Darius Kazemi

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@Lorry I think what I would like to see is more honesty (and frankly, bravery) from platforms that they do in fact do this kind of thing. Just say "Yes we ban people who don't align with our stated values," and take the potentially huge PR hit.

Also: I think that large platforms structurally cannot do this because $$$. Which is why I have hope for the network of small platforms here, constantly negotiating federation. It's more human, even if it's maddening. (It's maddening to be human.)

Lorry :unverified:

@darius #OkCupid did used to. I ran Moderation for 9 years and we openly stated a number of policies, such as our zero tolerance of Nazis and the fact that we would (obviously with investigation) believe reports by women if it came down to a word-against-word situation.

I also didn't ever write a big rule-book. We hired T&S people aligned with our values, and after training we trusted them to make their own calls; if an appeal overturned them there was no pushback on the front-line moderator.

Lorry :unverified:

@darius the European Digital Services Act #dsa also forces transparency on social media companies, and most have already started producing transparency reports giving detailed statistics on bans and ban reasons and appeal results.