Especially when it comes to gaming.
Blockchain, Crypto, NFT, etc. bring nothing to the gaming industry that doesn't already exist in some form without adding all the extra overhead of yet another protocol.
I think a fundament flaw in the design of the Board is that none of the members have experience in real, day to day, content moderation. It consists of Politicians, Academics, Journalists and Lawyers… I highly doubt they've ever needed to get in the trenches and make the tough calls, day after day.
This push back on Facebook to define and defend "Indefinite Suspension" is a clear sign of that lack of knowledge. "Indefinite Suspension" is, for all intents and purposes, a permanent ban. That said, anyone who has done serious moderation can tell you that even <quote>Permanent</quote> bans, can and should be reversed in some cases. People learn, grow and sometimes even show remorse or apologize for their actions and words. A site or app can and possibly should revisit these removals when asked.
This case was unique, but unique cases will continue to refine the rules and policies of Facebook's content moderation efforts. Nitpicking over the wording of an announcement made in haste while dealing with a volatile situation, seems more performative than a real attempt at improving Facebook policies.
We need to stop talking about post-moderation. That is not the solution. In this age of rapid distribution of things online, expecting platform users to report abuses after they see them isn't going to work. The cat will be out of the bag and potential harm done... and shared widely.
We need to instead put tools in place to stop things before they are posted.
"Your post may be seen as a personal attack, do you still want to submit?" If they still wish to post, it then goes to a mod queue.
"Your post contains profanity, which is not allowed in our community. Please edit your post and re-submit."
Change user behavior before we have to deal with things out in the wild.
First, let me say that I'm no fan of cheating. I've worked the gaming industry and passed out my fair share of bans for people cheating in the games we managed.
I thought the Galoob v. Nintendo ruling pretty much made it [erfectly legal to use cheats. "the altered game content did not constitute the creation of a derivative work". Even the video of him telling everyone where to get the cheat and how to use them is no different than the GameGenie adverts and cheat codes in magazines at the time. Assuming he didn't use in-game video, which they could put a copyright strike on, he shouldn't have received the DCMA strike and was in the right for fighting it. Again, they absolutely have the right to DCMA any content showing their game, but if he didn't they have no legal standing.
Especially when it comes to gaming. Blockchain, Crypto, NFT, etc. bring nothing to the gaming industry that doesn't already exist in some form without adding all the extra overhead of yet another protocol.
If you build it they will come...
is literally, a field of dreams...
A flaw in the board
I think a fundament flaw in the design of the Board is that none of the members have experience in real, day to day, content moderation. It consists of Politicians, Academics, Journalists and Lawyers… I highly doubt they've ever needed to get in the trenches and make the tough calls, day after day.
This push back on Facebook to define and defend "Indefinite Suspension" is a clear sign of that lack of knowledge. "Indefinite Suspension" is, for all intents and purposes, a permanent ban. That said, anyone who has done serious moderation can tell you that even <quote>Permanent</quote> bans, can and should be reversed in some cases. People learn, grow and sometimes even show remorse or apologize for their actions and words. A site or app can and possibly should revisit these removals when asked.
This case was unique, but unique cases will continue to refine the rules and policies of Facebook's content moderation efforts. Nitpicking over the wording of an announcement made in haste while dealing with a volatile situation, seems more performative than a real attempt at improving Facebook policies.
Ass backwards
We need to stop talking about post-moderation. That is not the solution. In this age of rapid distribution of things online, expecting platform users to report abuses after they see them isn't going to work. The cat will be out of the bag and potential harm done... and shared widely.
We need to instead put tools in place to stop things before they are posted.
"Your post may be seen as a personal attack, do you still want to submit?" If they still wish to post, it then goes to a mod queue.
"Your post contains profanity, which is not allowed in our community. Please edit your post and re-submit."
Change user behavior before we have to deal with things out in the wild.
Galoob v. Nintendo
First, let me say that I'm no fan of cheating. I've worked the gaming industry and passed out my fair share of bans for people cheating in the games we managed.
I thought the Galoob v. Nintendo ruling pretty much made it [erfectly legal to use cheats. "the altered game content did not constitute the creation of a derivative work". Even the video of him telling everyone where to get the cheat and how to use them is no different than the GameGenie adverts and cheat codes in magazines at the time. Assuming he didn't use in-game video, which they could put a copyright strike on, he shouldn't have received the DCMA strike and was in the right for fighting it. Again, they absolutely have the right to DCMA any content showing their game, but if he didn't they have no legal standing.
This is an internal problem not a legal one.
You oughta know, the Ex-boyfriend is going to swallow a jagged little pill.