Combatting online racist abuse: an update following the Euros

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I get triggered if a company mentions "diversity and inclusion". I just don't want to get onto this mission to make everything advertiser friendly.

Interesting is that so many account were not anonymous and also that they acknowledge that "it is a scourge technology cannot solve alone".

We saw dangerous censorship on the matter of Covid and other issues and I fear these mechanisms will be abused. This will certainly happen with a probability that pretty much equals 1.

Why do you see diversity and inclusion as a "mission to make everything advertiser friendly?"

Also, what was this "dangerous censorship on the matter of Covid?"

Purely my experience, but I don't have the impression that people championing it for some reason aren't very inclusive or tolerant at all. Advertisers gladly take it up because they think doing so minimizes controversies and people with objection are brought in line.

About bringing people in line, I think it is easily identifiable on topic like Covid. I am vaccinated, but the propaganda sometimes makes me wish I wasn't. The danger of Covid doesn't justify this type of censorship. And additionally I don't think it helps at all, on the contrary, it probably boosted hesitancy. It did boost hesitancy for me and others I know. Out of principle and because some pushing for it aren't trustworthy.

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