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Threads blocks searches related to covid and vaccines as cases rise
(www.washingtonpost.com)
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this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2023
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What an insane decision. Deciding you won't host adult content on your platform is one thing. Saying "well you can't talk about COVID here" is something else entirely.
Sounds like they worried about misinfo popping up from search rather than, you know, actually moderating their platform.
That is probably exactly what it is. Disappointing regardless.
It's a problem of scale. Places like Threads and X are too large to do any real moderation as we think of it. Hell, Reddit only barely manages it with unpaid volunteers and that is highly uneven in its results. The sheer volume and speed of posting on those platforms would make it an absolute nightmare to try to do.
This is why people need to be their own moderators.
Block people who say things you don't want to see. It's a pretty simple concept, but some children legitimately believe that if they don't want to see something, then neither should anyone else.