Andre Brock’s “Life on the wire: Deconstructing race on the
Internet,” discusses how racial identities are formed online through blogs,
Internet users, and websites. After reading this article, I had a better
understanding on how important it is to have discussions about race online and
the importance of moderators on such platforms. The presence of a moderator
online allows discussions to be fluid because they have the ability to approve
or decline comments where they see fit. I never thought about the role of a
moderator online until now, and now that I am aware of their presence I
appreciate that they do because they allow civil discussions on race to
flourish and inspire other people to participate. I often get turned off when
reading blogs where there are people who say the most outlandish racist things
and get away with it. Their rude comments do not add anything to the discourse;
it only destroys spaces where people frequent to share their ideas and
opinions. I have a Twitter account, which I am considering to delete because on
a daily basis I see racist comments even if the tweet has nothing to do with
race. The racist comments I’ve seen have made Twitter and uncomfortable online
space for me; I no longer want to interact with other on this platform. I
always report racist tweets when I see them but half the time I do not think
that does anything. Does anyone know if some kind of action is taken when
tweets are reported? There definitely needs to be some kind of moderator or
filter for tweet so people are can have civil discussion on this social media
platform. I definitely believe Twitter has the most racist comments than any
other social media site, what do you guys think?
I found an interesting article that talks about where the racist tweets on Twitter are coming from in the U.S. Here is the link if you're interested:
http://gawker.com/map-of-twitter-racism-shows-twitter-is-racist-everywher-499915233
I found an interesting article that talks about where the racist tweets on Twitter are coming from in the U.S. Here is the link if you're interested:
http://gawker.com/map-of-twitter-racism-shows-twitter-is-racist-everywher-499915233
I think you have a very good point on why there should be moderators to filter out the shockingly overt racist comments. In my personal opinion I believe it is important for these types of comments to stay open to the public to view because it informs us and allows us to no where people stand or how they think. Although these people could be unknowledgeable and ignorant it grasps the ideas and discourse that is being talked about from different points of views. It also might help us understand why these people might think a certain way by actually encouraging them to comment further. I think moderators are sometimes necessary but for the most part I think it is to our own advantage to be the decider whether we want to participate or not and to not leave it up to someone else.
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