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Mozilla Working On a New Website Comment System
sfcrazy writes Mozilla is working on developing a content and commenting platform in collaboration with The New York Times and The Washington Post. The platform aims to be the next-generation commenting and content creation platform which will give more control to readers. Mozilla says in a blog post, “The community platform will allow news organizations to connect with audiences beyond the comments section, deepening opportunities for engagement. Through the platform, readers will be able to submit pictures, links and other media; track discussions, and manage their contributions and online identities. Publishers will then be able to collect and use this content for other forms of storytelling and spark ongoing discussions by providing readers with targeted content and notifications.” The project is being funded by Knights Foundation.
It's because nobody monitors them. They just install a shitty commenting system and never check the comments again, ever. If they actually policed the comment sections, it wouldn't be nearly as bad.
On the other hand, I have definitely learned something from commenters. Frequently, the news leaves out important context or outright lies due to its left-wing bias, and the commenters lay out the true story. Local corruption cases especially benefit from this extra information.
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!