Elon Musk's X claims it's now a 'video-first platform' as it tries to reverse an advertiser exodus that has cost it billions in value
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Having a social media platform that doesn't rely on censorship to resolve the cesspit problem.
Unfortunately, people are more than happy to back censorship if it's against ideas they dislike.
How exactly do you resolve the cesspit problem without censorship? It seems pretty much mandatory to engage in some level of censorship to avoid it. The only way to remove the most toxic people is to restrict their toxic behavior.
I think his idea was to reduce visibility of harmful content (like exclude it from the algorithm, or maybe just penalize it heavily) without fully banning it.
I suppose downvotes are also a solution (up to a point - doesn't work unless there is a strong enough consensus).
But even if these don't work it doesn't mean censorship is the only solution. Just because we don't have a good idea doesn't mean nobody will.
Radication and disinformation are serious problems and some censorship is better than nothing - but still seems like there has to be a better way.
He's got a funny way of accomplishing that goal. So funny that it looks like his goal is exactly the opposite. GENIUS!