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sloppychops@lemmy.ca 3 weeks agoThat’s the problem with ‘deplatforming.’
The crazies migrate to another platform and then that platform gets bigger and crazier and perhaps eventually competes with the original, more mainstream platforms.
MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
We need some sort of “immune system” to handle these extremes, deplatforming is kinda like moving the disease to another part of the body where there is no “immune system”. Defederating might create the same effect.
I don’t know how to handle it, but we might need more “normal” average people participating in a compassionate understanding way, with those that have lost their way. Because right now there are plenty of Russian bots that encourage the wildest conspiracies and world views, but also plenty of people with idle time on their hands encouraging it also.
We will meet this challenge more and more as the fediverse grows. At this moment it’s not worth the investment to spread misinformation probably.
taladar@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It might also be necessary to find new ways of discussion that do not favor short, emotionally impactful but factually wrong arguments so much. Our political discussions tend to have a lot of repetition all over the place anyway that is a waste of our collective time.
futatorius@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
This isn’t about debating tactics, this is about power.
taladar@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Convincing a lot of people you are correct is a form of power.
futatorius@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Neutralizing a few troll farms would be a good start.