It's very hard to moderate an online forum that allows political content without succumbing to your own political bias.
I don't like the trolls on X, but if X started moderating against hateful content, it would just end up censoring news and opinions like they used to do beforehand. There is just no way around that.
I am not going to name examples because it would start a flame war, but there are enough recent examples.
Also, maybe I'm from a different generation, but the trolls can be very easily ignored. What do I care is some no name account is posting some stupid content somewhere on X? I already know which people I want to follow. The rest I don't care about.
> I don't like the trolls on X, but if X started moderating against hateful content, it would just end up censoring news and opinions like they used to do beforehand.
They censored cisgender as a slur.[1] They are not avoiding moderation to avoid bias.
> Also, maybe I'm from a different generation, but the trolls can be very easily ignored. What do I care is some no name account is posting some stupid content somewhere on X? I already know which people I want to follow. The rest I don't care about.
Signal to noise ratio is not a generational issue. Muted users and phrases not being muted is a common complaint. Less signal and more noise after the changes favoring paid accounts is a common complaint. And finding new accounts to follow was part of Twitter's value to others even if not you.
It was made up in 1994 and is therefore a new word, especially relative to the words it is trying to forcibly replace. And its popular usage was a part of the “current culture wars”.
>especially relative to the words it is trying to forcibly replace
what is it trying to replace? Straight/Heterosexual? That doesn't work for trans folk (at least not while there's still heated discussion on whether to respect their chosen gender).
And as flattering as it is. I'm '94 and I don't consider myself "new".
> And its popular usage was a part of the “current culture wars”.
Just like feminimism and masculism? or "social justice"? or Misogyny? or "Free Speech"?
Yeah, language works like that. You use what (sometimes) best communicates your thoughts
>maybe I'm from a different generation, but the trolls can be very easily ignored.
if you're a no name user who barely comments, sure. Trolls have evolved beyond mean words in the last 20 years, though. They are NOT easily ignored anymore, and it only takes one doxxer to ruin your entire online presense. Or even physical.
Also, maybe I'm from a different generation, but the trolls can be very easily ignored. What do I care is some no name account is posting some stupid content somewhere on X? I already know which people I want to follow. The rest I don't care about.