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Free Speech in Online Communities

Free Speech in Online Communities

December 17, 2018 By mark david mcCreary

Online communities are a great place for people to share their voice and speak with others who are like minded with them. Not everyone feels comfortable being on online communities. However, if you are in an online community, you can usually make your setting to anonymous. This helps people feel a little bit more comfortable in the things that they see and take a long time looking at. This makes it really useful for healthy conversations to be had.

Key Takeaways:

  • There tends to be four approaches taken when it comes to moderating online communities, all of which have their pros and cons.
  • The Free Speech Approach allows for members to post anything that would be tolerated by law. This can lead to bad publicity and criticism.
  • You may find some with private discussion boards that are more at the users discretion to join or remain a part of.

“If you only react when people declare offense you’re going to end up with a policy slanted towards whichever groups complain the loudest.”

Read more: https://www.feverbee.com/free-speech/

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