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I'm no expert, but piecing together what I've read, content moderation will not really be a thing. Instead there will be content labeling services which can be provided by third parties. You would subscribe to a labeling feed then use those labels to filter content you didn't want to be visible.

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Pretty much yeah. Like the web, filtering happens on the read side, not the write side. This:

- Dodges any free-speech issues

- Gives individuals more choice and control over what they see

- Allows labellers to not worry as much about false-positives because their impact is limited by the above, which means they can use more automation, etc.

I'm not buying it.

- Allows hate speech to hide in plain sight.

- Allows plausible deniability that you aren't the nazi bar.

- May allow moderation labeling to be used as a form of harassment, by intentionally using labels inaccurately.

- Does not actually absolve you of the write-side responsibility to filter illegal content.

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