i saw someone advocating for computer-forward moderation & this is a prime example of why that’s an ignorant position.
computers do not understand context. they are rules lawyers. you tell them “image of swastika = extremism”, you get informational posts flagged as well as the pro-Nazi uses.
After this week's momentous Supreme Court ruling I posted about the 1933 Enabling Act in Germany as a warning about the dangers of growing totalitarianism. Disappointed to learn @moderation.bsky.app labelled it "radical views advocating violence, hate, or discrimination." Very poor job @bsky.app
That points to another issue, and that is this post was flagged 2 days later after +1K reposts, which is quite a bit for Bsky. Therefore the process is not only inaccurate but too slow, if stopping the spread of extremism is the goal.
i wonder if it was reported to bsky moderation rather than getting auto-flagged on upload.
the appeal process here seems to at least be more responsive than elsewhere, but it still shouldn’t have come to that lol
