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Slippery slope fallacy
Comment by If_time_went_back at 30/06/2020 at 03:17 UTC
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Got attempt, but not quite.
Screw it, my long comment got deleted while I was looking for the “accountability” word. Sorry for that.
Long story short, I by no means jump to extremes or negate your point, but rather adding onto it.
Some basic censorship is needed, to avoid harmful materials from being easily accessible and spreading as fire within the internet (being that racism, child porn etc).
Problem with the internet is that users get some sense of anonymity, but worst of all they gain MUCH more audience (unlike if they said something offensive on the street). And, knowing that internet can lead to the creation of the echo-chambers with similarly close-minded people, as well as makes everything controversial popular you have to fight these things with censorship in one way or another.
Of course this brings up other issues, namely who decides which content should or should not be available. Here comes issues associated with the authority, namely the degree of their power, accountability and responsibility, how can objectiveness be achieved etc.
I, by no means, defending whatever the ridiculously hypocritical and nonsensical censorship this platform is trying to impose. But you have to understand that SOME degree of moderating the social media is needed for this place not to turn into a hell-hole of the internet rather quickly. That is just basic sense.
Of course anarchy was a strong word, but it does convey the intent well. Unmoderated subreddits have solid chances of either becoming a toxic mess (filled with reasonless hatred... hell, check out any dedicated gaming sub) or, far worse, condoning the supporting some objectively stupid beliefs, which can, in fact, harm many people.
Hope you see some sense in my words. Again, sorry, my slightly longer original response with greater detail was lose to the powers of internet connection.