This also presumes the site being 'moderated' is operating in a vacuum.
The reason why moderation exists on sites like Twitter / Facebook is due to:
1. Laws (e.g. child porn, abuse, harassment, illegal speech like Tiananmen square in China).
2. Advertisers - the real customers.
3. Public opinion
In that order, with a pretty big gap between #2 and #3. Don't comply with laws? Out of business tomorrow. Don't do what advertisers want? Out of business this year. Don't do what the general public wants? Maybe out of business in a few years, maybe not, it depends.
The methods proposed in this post are great for dealing with issues around public opinion, but do very little to appease governments or advertisers.
The reason why moderation exists on sites like Twitter / Facebook is due to: 1. Laws (e.g. child porn, abuse, harassment, illegal speech like Tiananmen square in China). 2. Advertisers - the real customers. 3. Public opinion
In that order, with a pretty big gap between #2 and #3. Don't comply with laws? Out of business tomorrow. Don't do what advertisers want? Out of business this year. Don't do what the general public wants? Maybe out of business in a few years, maybe not, it depends.
The methods proposed in this post are great for dealing with issues around public opinion, but do very little to appease governments or advertisers.