When you were in grade school, you got a new teacher. Now that a bunch of users are testing the boundaries of what's allowed on the app under the guidance of someone new, imagine what that class would be like.
Users testing the limits of Musk's promise of a free speech platform caused a spike in hate language on the platform. Musk has already removed top executives who guided moderation strategy and won't make any decisions on the matter until he convenes his own council.
In the meantime, we've gathered a few quick tips for controlling your social media experience.
Are you in need of help immediately? Block-followers.glitch.me will block the account's followers if they are targeting you. Block Party allows you to block anyone who likes or follows you if you're the target of a particularly offensive or distasteful message.
The account that is harassing you should be reported once that is done. It is not clear what content moderation infrastructure will be in place as Musk takes over. A field is provided for explaining why a report is harmful. You can use that to state your case to the content editors.
Every person following a specific account is blocked when you start a block chain. It's important to remember that you're blocking hundreds, even thousands, of people at one time.
Users say the Korean app Red Block is more effective than the popular block chain extension. The English-level explanation of how to use Red Block can be found at this link.
Block Party is a third party app that can be used to filter out people you don't want to hear from on the social networking site. You can limit the number of people you follow and the number of accounts you follow on social media. It's a good idea to block all accounts without a profile picture or with less than 100 followers.
Why did you block someone? They shouldn't be allowed back into your digital life if you add a note to Block Party.
BotSentinel uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to classify and track accounts that they deem to be fake or run by people who are not real.
If you want to check if an account is a bot, you can use Botometer. You can use an extension like BotSight, which will give you a "bot-probability score" so you can tell when a real person is sending a message.
False positives are likely because reviews for these extensions note they are not perfect and can sometimes mislabel accounts.
Third party apps and extensions help level up your privacy and security, but they also offer useful moderation tools. If you want to stop seeing notifications, try muting words.
You can limit the number of people who can engage with you on your social media accounts. If you want to express yourself to a trusted audience, consider putting your account on private, even for a short period of time.
Take a break from the internet to get fresh air and perspective. Nature is always ready to welcome you back even if you have fewer followers.
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