Daron Acemoglu on X: "This is the second part of what I had promised to explain: why I believe a certain type of content moderation is key for social media. First, I do see the dark side of content moderation: https://t.co/uwcDCexDKP: Freedom of speech is critical, and it is under threat both from" / X
To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Messages Home Explore Notifications Messages Grok Bookmarks Jobs Communities Premium Verified Orgs Profile More Post Jeff Fossett @JFoss117 Post See new posts Conversation Daron Acemoglu @DAcemogluMIT This is the second part of what I had promised to explain: why I believe a certain type of content moderation is key for social media. First, I do see the dark side of content moderation: https://wired.com/story/more-content-moderation-not-always-better/…: Freedom of speech is critical, and it is under threat both from left and right today. (One can debate whether it is the book banning in schools or the disappearance of free exchange of information on university campuses that is the bigger threat, but that debate is secondary. They are both problematic. It is particularly troubling that elite institutions such as Harvard have created such an anti-freedom of speech environment, and the recent FIRE report placing Harva
Daron Acemoglu @DAcemogluMIT This is the second part of what I had promised to explain: why I believe a certain type of content moderation is key for social media. First, I do see the dark side of content moderation: wired.com/story/more-con… : Freedom of speech is critical, and it is under threat both from left and right today. (One can debate whether it is the book banning in schools or the disappearance of free exchange of information on university campuses that is the bigger threat, but that debate is secondary. They are both problematic. It is particularly troubling that elite institution
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