Decentralized must necessitate abandonment of moderators.

To filter the bad stuff, to inform that algorithm, we will use a shared rating system. Rating the stuff and rating the raters too.

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anon7000 3 days ago | parent [-]

This is basically proof that you’re wrong: a separate entity hosts separate moderation, and anyone using a client of AT Proto (even the official app) can use this 3rd party as the moderation service for the content that they see. That’s decentralized moderation, where the user has choice over what moderation they use and what feeds they see.

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swayvil 3 days ago | parent [-]

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KingMob 3 days ago | parent [-]

I think they're saying that delegating moderation to a third-party still constitutes decentralization, since it doesn't involve Bluesky proper.

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swayvil 3 days ago | parent [-]

Ok. As I see it, the primary hazard of centralization, and the concomitant moderation, is that control over our communication is given to a central authority.

This hazard exists whether it's a few centers or many.

Therefore any meaningful decentralization will do away with moderation.

Is this not obvious?

	▲	KingMob a day ago \| parent [-]
		> This hazard exists whether it's a few centers or many. I think the primary hazard to focus on is one vs many. The major danger of moderation is when you can't opt out. I would argue they're not quite the same here, because 3rd-party delegation can be revoked at any time, limiting the damage. > any meaningful decentralization will do away with moderation Perhaps if LLMs get way better than they currently are. Otherwise, there's too many things to do in a day to make every possible decision in life yourself, so optional, revocable delegation feels like an acceptable compromise to me. There's many cases where we just rely on others. Do you personally check all your lettuce for e.coli? Did you check your outlets for proper grounding? Did you examine your medications with a mass spectrometer to verify the chemical composition was correct? No, we rely on institutions, fallible as they are, because there's only so many hours in the day.