> The tweet can very easily be misinterpreted by someone who does not get the joke. [...] [M]any decentralized communities may also not want to host jokes about self-harm or suicide.
The end effect of this is that it reduces speech to the lowest common denominator.
Software and mods who are given 5 seconds to pass judgement on something don't have the capacity to properly assess things so it's easier to just default to banning.
If Jonathan Swift were alive today, he's be permabanned from Twitter for promoting eating Irish babies.
The end effect of this is that it reduces speech to the lowest common denominator.
Software and mods who are given 5 seconds to pass judgement on something don't have the capacity to properly assess things so it's easier to just default to banning.
If Jonathan Swift were alive today, he's be permabanned from Twitter for promoting eating Irish babies.