Activity and Reflections on Moderation

14.6. Activity and Reflections on Moderation#

14.6.1. Activity: Try reporting a comment#

Go to a social media site and try to find spam or some other disallowed comment and report it.

YouTube comments can be a place to find these, particularly replies to comments. It’s hard to know where the spammers are currently getting away with spam, but you might try the latest honest trailer from ScreenJunkies [n13], sort comments by “newest first” and then look for replies and see if any are spam. If you find one, try reporting it.

  • What did you think of the options you were given for reporting spam?

14.6.2. Reflection Questions#

  • Have you ever reported a post/comment for violating social media platform rules?

  • Have you ever faced consequences for breaking social media rules (or for being accused of it)?

  • In unmoderated online spaces who has the most power and ability to speak and be heard? Who has the least power and ability to speak and be heard?

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