Are we losing the fight on content moderation? If so, what should we do instead?

@adders Interesting. I fear that virality is part of the core aspect of many of the major social networks and so they would resist these efforts (not in the interest of their pockets). Then again, clubhouse is (one of) the hottest new social network and newsletters seem to be having a revival. Maybe we're all tired of things going viral (double meaning intended).

@adders Dang! I saw your blogname and realized I've been reading your stuff for years. Very cool!

@adders Good comments. I'd agree that putting a damper on virality is likely to work better, with less obnoxious side-effects, than content moderation. I'm tempted to say that media companies are too invested in virality for any change to be possible -- but we're already seeing successful alternatives (eliminating "likes" and even replies) so I'm hopeful.

@adders Another aspect where the city analogy falls short is that “moderating” bad actors in cities is most effective when specific, local solutions are created. Web sites and social networks, on the other hand, limit themselves to global, one-size-fits-all moderation that are increasingly gamed.