At what point is it dangerous not to moderate Social Media? (1 Viewer)

[Doctor Detroit]

Kirk Cousins posted a picture of himself and his new foster dog on Instagram and then came the comments:

• imsoeverfresh@_smoove_e I wish this dude injury his self plz for me plz....TBH UR TRASH⚰⚰⚰⚰
• shoota_drewU ####ings suck u stupid ### ##### get off the field white boy and let colt mccoy show u how its done
• turkish_donYou mother####er I hope your dog dies I hope your kids die I hope your mother dies
• wa7914@kirk.cousins you ####### forget it . You are the worst QB in NFL you have thrown more picks than you have thrown td ... YOU HAD REED TWICE IN END ZONE GUESS WHAT U ####### MISSED HIM SOME HOW YOU ARE ALWAYS COMPLETING YOU INT YOU SUCK GO SUCK GRUDEN **** BATCH ### #####
• imsoeverfresh@j2wise shut ur ##### ### up Kirk cousin is not a starting qb and a blind man no that.

So what do we do with this, and the tens of thousands of comments jut like them on social media? I mean this isn't an anonymous football board, these are people posting pictures and videos of themselves. It is not some dark corner of the internet, it's pretty much the center of the internet.

So? What do you guys think?

 

[captain_amazing]

We do nothing?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

We do nothing?

You misplaced a question mark?

 

[Jamesbrownkid]

You do nothing. Next question?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

You do nothing. Next question?

I'm guessing one of those comments came from you. Amirite?

 

[Politician Spock]

Never used instagram. Never will.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

To clarify, who are you asking should or could do the moderating? Kirk Cousins? The Redskins, his employer? Someone else?

 

[Jamesbrownkid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXQkXXBqj_Uthis song applies here

 

[James Daulton]

For examples like this, I'd suggest just not using social media. For cases where whacko's put manifestos and potentially dangerous plan, I'd hope the government is already monitoring that stuff.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

To clarify, who are you asking should or could do the moderating? Kirk Cousins? The Redskins, his employer? Someone else?

Um, Instagram. How would the Redskins moderate this? lol

 

[jon_mx]

Obviously anybody who thinks Colt McCoy is going to be a savior of an NFL franchise needs to be banned from the Internet for eternity. That is where I draw the line.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

To clarify, who are you asking should or could do the moderating? Kirk Cousins? The Redskins, his employer? Someone else?

Um, Instagram. How would the Redskins moderate this? lol

Well I thought you were talking about employers, who do ask for their employees' FB and social media information sometimes. Employers most definitely do tell their employees what they can and cannot say online as themselves, even though the employer itself does not man the switches.

- But in the situation you're talking, absolutely, positively hell no should any social media site have control over your content.

As for celebrities and famous people at some point they typically hire someone to moderate such stuff.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Meh, in terms of Cousins I don't think it's a big deal at all. Before social media, professional athletes were criticized heavily in the media anyways, not to the same scrutiny, but nonetheless those with thick skin prob weren't bothered. Regardless, for a QB being paid millions of dollars, who just led his team on a game winning drive with no time left on the clock yesterday, what's it to him? I'd say most likely nothing at all.

Most of these people who post like this are huge losers, uneducated, worth absolutely nothing, and any successful individual such as Cousins can just laugh at how stupid they are. Most of these people who post ridiculously stupid #### like this prob don't have a pot to piss in, a high school diploma, or much anything to do with themselves.

The people that are most in danger from social media are adolescents, they're too young too understand how insignificant some random moron on the Internet is. A 14 year old girl could be bullied to death or 12 year old boy would try some insanely dangerous stunt due to social media - This is where education and discussion with the youth is very important, and as they age, negativity from the Internet will be more white noise and less significant to them.

 

[Ilov80s]

You can report posts and users. They can get banned.

 

[njherdfan]

To clarify, who are you asking should or could do the moderating? Kirk Cousins? The Redskins, his employer? Someone else?

Um, Instagram. How would the Redskins moderate this? lol

Well I thought you were talking about employers, who do ask for their employees' FB and social media information sometimes. Employers most definitely do tell their employees what they can and cannot say online as themselves, even though the employer itself does not man the switches.

- But in the situation you're talking, absolutely, positively hell no should any social media site have control over your content.

I thought we were talking about government regulation, in which case I'd agree. But social media sites already have control over your content. Every site, including this one, has terms of service listing what you can and can't say.

 

[jon_mx]

You can report posts and users. They can get banned.

:reported:

 

[McGarnicle]

Oh please byatch you just butthurt I hope he dies my meemaw throw better than him McCoy is twice the QB he is son

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Meh, in terms of Cousins I don't think it's a big deal at all.

It's not a big deal that people say they want you and your family dead? Do you condone doing this in public too? Where do you draw the line exactly?

 

[Ilov80s]

To clarify, who are you asking should or could do the moderating? Kirk Cousins? The Redskins, his employer? Someone else?

Um, Instagram. How would the Redskins moderate this? lol

Well I thought you were talking about employers, who do ask for their employees' FB and social media information sometimes. Employers most definitely do tell their employees what they can and cannot say online as themselves, even though the employer itself does not man the switches.

- But in the situation you're talking, absolutely, positively hell no should any social media site have control over your content.

Yes they should. They own the site/app and have every right to police it to create the environment they want. It's like saying Target has no right to tell people how they can behave inside their store or the Lions have no right to monitor the behaviors of fans at the game.

 

[Jamesbrownkid]

I think people that say things online that hurt my feelings should go to jail.

 

[Peyton Marino]

didn't the redskins end up winning yesterday?

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

To clarify, who are you asking should or could do the moderating? Kirk Cousins? The Redskins, his employer? Someone else?

Um, Instagram. How would the Redskins moderate this? lol

Well I thought you were talking about employers, who do ask for their employees' FB and social media information sometimes. Employers most definitely do tell their employees what they can and cannot say online as themselves, even though the employer itself does not man the switches.

- But in the situation you're talking, absolutely, positively hell no should any social media site have control over your content.

Yes they should. They own the site/app and have every right to police it to create the environment they want. It's like saying Target has no right to tell people how they can behave inside their store or the Lions have no right to monitor the behaviors of fans at the game.

Ok. What if you post something about a business or a businessman or a politician and they don't like what the creator of the profile says. Should they be able to complain to the social media site and get information taken down and ask for data behind users' contents and comments and the like?

What if the social media company itself just doesn't like content. Could they just take it down as objectionable?

 

[Eephus]

I thought that was Curt Schilling's job

 

[McGarnicle]

Trump gonna throw out all the illegals and make it safe to cross the street all you punks think we can't build a wall. You ever heard of the great wall of china?! They built that #### 100 years ago and it still keep the mother####ing Tibetans out. Free your minds stop watching CNN watch Fox where they keep it REAL

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Regardless, for a QB being paid millions of dollars, who just led his team on a game winning drive with no time left on the clock yesterday, what's it to him? I'd say most likely nothing at all.

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I'm gonna disagree with that. My link

Also Cousins makes $643k, slightly less than your brother.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I think people that say things online that hurt my feelings should go to jail.

There are like ten people here who still don't have you on ignore. Wanna try for nine?

 

[17seconds]

I SAY WE KILZ ALL DOZE F#####G B#### A## F#GS!!!

 

[fantasycurse42]

Meh, in terms of Cousins I don't think it's a big deal at all.

It's not a big deal that people say they want you and your family dead? Do you condone doing this in public too? Where do you draw the line exactly?

Of course I don't condone it, but these people are huge losers. I have homeless people say stupid #### to me all the time, just ignore, they're not worth it - same with these types of morons on the Internet. They get off on that #### bc most of them wouldn't say boo IRL, nothing can really be done to stop it, so it's best to just not let it bother you IMO.

If someone is going to take this stuff too seriously, social media will be a dangerous place to them.

 

[Jamesbrownkid]

I think people that say things online that hurt my feelings should go to jail.

There are like ten people here who still don't have you on ignore. Wanna try for nine?

Please put me on ignore, I don't want to ruin your safe space.

 

[jon_mx]

I SAY WE KILZ ALL DOZE F#####G B#### A## F#GS!!!

Why do you hate figs?

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

I SAY WE KILZ ALL DOZE F#####G B#### A## F#GS!!!

Why do you hate figs?

Please move this to the adventurous eating thread. TIA.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Regardless, for a QB being paid millions of dollars, who just led his team on a game winning drive with no time left on the clock yesterday, what's it to him? I'd say most likely nothing at all.

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I'm gonna disagree with that. My linkAlso Cousins makes $643k, slightly less than your brother.

You misunderstood, I was saying exactly that, he's pumped, he doesn't give a #### about some random ####wad.

 

[avoiding injuries]

For Instagram, Cousins could start by making his account private.

 

[17seconds]

I SAY WE KILZ ALL DOZE F#####G B#### A## F#GS!!!

Why do you hate figs?

prefer dates. THAT OK WIT U?!!!!!!!!!!! DAYUM

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I think people that say things online that hurt my feelings should go to jail.

There are like ten people here who still don't have you on ignore. Wanna try for nine?

Please put me on ignore, I don't want to ruin your safe space.

1/10

Try to be funny for once.

 

[Jamesbrownkid]

I think people that say things online that hurt my feelings should go to jail.

There are like ten people here who still don't have you on ignore. Wanna try for nine?

Please put me on ignore, I don't want to ruin your safe space.

1/10

Try to be funny for once.

I don't like that you said that and made me feel unfunny. I know I am awesome.

Brb filing police report

 

[fantasycurse42]

For Instagram, Cousins could start by making his account private.

Most social media sites allows this too.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Regardless, for a QB being paid millions of dollars, who just led his team on a game winning drive with no time left on the clock yesterday, what's it to him? I'd say most likely nothing at all.

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I'm gonna disagree with that. My link

Also Cousins makes $643k, slightly less than your brother.

Fire in the belly there.

 

[jon_mx]

I SAY WE KILZ ALL DOZE F#####G B#### A## F#GS!!!

Why do you hate figs?

prefer dates. THAT OK WIT U?!!!!!!!!!!! DAYUM

Dates are gay!

 

[17seconds]

Regardless, for a QB being paid millions of dollars, who just led his team on a game winning drive with no time left on the clock yesterday, what's it to him? I'd say most likely nothing at all.

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I'm gonna disagree with that. My linkAlso Cousins makes $643k, slightly less than your brother.

You misunderstood, I was saying exactly that, he's pumped, he doesn't give a #### about some random ####wad.

Sam Bradford. Look what Sam Bradford got paid for his first 3 years of nothing. You could rape his mother and it wouldn't bother him.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Regardless, for a QB being paid millions of dollars, who just led his team on a game winning drive with no time left on the clock yesterday, what's it to him? I'd say most likely nothing at all.

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I'm gonna disagree with that. My linkAlso Cousins makes $643k, slightly less than your brother.

You misunderstood, I was saying exactly that, he's pumped, he doesn't give a #### about some random ####wad.

Sam Bradford. Look what Sam Bradford got paid for his first 3 years of nothing. You could rape his mother and it wouldn't bother him.

Wasn't the rookie cap put in place bc of him?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Regardless, for a QB being paid millions of dollars, who just led his team on a game winning drive with no time left on the clock yesterday, what's it to him? I'd say most likely nothing at all.

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I'm gonna disagree with that. My linkAlso Cousins makes $643k, slightly less than your brother.

You misunderstood, I was saying exactly that, he's pumped, he doesn't give a #### about some random ####wad.

I agree in theory until you start wishing my family was all dead and stuff.

But yeah, these are hopefully the dregs of society, but I'm not so sure based on the general culture of places like Instagram. I brought this topic up because I recently saw two similar posts on Instagram involving athletes. First Justin Verlander made an innocuous post about something (only reason I checked was to make sure it wasn't a photo of Upton's boobs) and some guy came in there calling him a loser, etc. Then same thing for a Richard Sherman Instagram post, like 30 comments about his family, him being an evil slave n-worder, etc.

So I looked up these people making the comments and the guy bashing JV was some Giants fan who looked like a character out of the Wizard of Oz. He was a SF Giants fan who was sitting in a room with no less than 7000 cheap Giants items in the background and on the wall. He also was hanging out with some chicks who looked like dudes.

 

[comfortably numb]

I SAY WE KILZ ALL DOZE F#####G B#### A## F#GS!!!

#retweet.

Is that how this works?

 

[FreeBaGeL]

To clarify, who are you asking should or could do the moderating? Kirk Cousins? The Redskins, his employer? Someone else?

Um, Instagram. How would the Redskins moderate this? lol

Well I thought you were talking about employers, who do ask for their employees' FB and social media information sometimes. Employers most definitely do tell their employees what they can and cannot say online as themselves, even though the employer itself does not man the switches.

- But in the situation you're talking, absolutely, positively hell no should any social media site have control over your content.

As for celebrities and famous people at some point they typically hire someone to moderate such stuff.

It's not like this would be breaking some new ground. Basically any public internet site you post on can control your content. You can't personally attack someone on FBG. You can't upload a video of you beheading someone on youtube. You can't upload a pick of goatse as a comment response on facebook.

It's not like it would be outside of the norm for social media to come up with a "no personal attacks" rule. Heck, I'd say it's more common to have that rule than not on most spots on the internet.

 

[Politician Spock]

When we start caring what some random trolling idiot on the internet thinks, then the random trolling idiots on the internet have won.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Regardless, for a QB being paid millions of dollars, who just led his team on a game winning drive with no time left on the clock yesterday, what's it to him? I'd say most likely nothing at all.

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I'm gonna disagree with that. My linkAlso Cousins makes $643k, slightly less than your brother.

You misunderstood, I was saying exactly that, he's pumped, he doesn't give a #### about some random ####wad.

I agree in theory until you start wishing my family was all dead and stuff. But yeah, these are hopefully the dregs of society, but I'm not so sure based on the general culture of places like Instagram. I brought this topic up because I recently saw two similar posts on Instagram involving athletes. First Justin Verlander made an innocuous post about something (only reason I checked was to make sure it wasn't a photo of Upton's boobs) and some guy came in there calling him a loser, etc. Then same thing for a Richard Sherman Instagram post, like 30 comments about his family, him being an evil slave n-worder, etc.

So I looked up these people making the comments and the guy bashing JV was some Giants fan who looked like a character out of the Wizard of Oz. He was a SF Giants fan who was sitting in a room with no less than 7000 cheap Giants items in the background and on the wall. He also was hanging out with some chicks who looked like dudes.

This is exactly my point about what losers these people are. The guy calling Sherman a slave , he obviously doesn't even have a job, that'll get you fired from a burger flipper at McDonalds, yet alone a real job. Even a small business owner running any type of half successful business wouldn't dare do something that stupid. The people who say this stuff are the biggest losers out there. What they say really just doesn't carry any weight, bc odds are extremely strong that they're completely worthless in all aspects of life.And I'd bet every last dollar I have that he wouldn't dare say anything remotely close to that if he was within 3 miles of Sherman. The Internet makes a piece of useless garbage feel empowered.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

To clarify, who are you asking should or could do the moderating? Kirk Cousins? The Redskins, his employer? Someone else?

Um, Instagram. How would the Redskins moderate this? lol

Well I thought you were talking about employers, who do ask for their employees' FB and social media information sometimes. Employers most definitely do tell their employees what they can and cannot say online as themselves, even though the employer itself does not man the switches.

- But in the situation you're talking, absolutely, positively hell no should any social media site have control over your content.

As for celebrities and famous people at some point they typically hire someone to moderate such stuff.

It's not like this would be breaking some new ground. Basically any public internet site you post on can control your content. You can't personally attack someone on FBG. You can't upload a video of you beheading someone on youtube. You can't upload a pick of goatse as a comment response on facebook.

It's not like it would be outside of the norm for social media to come up with a "no personal attacks" rule. Heck, I'd say it's more common to have that rule than not on most spots on the internet.

Right, agreed, but it's the standard that's truly "dangerous" not random dipshts saying cruel things to people online (and for the record, yeah saying something about someone's deceased parents could indeed be a violation of terms of use/abuse, I'd like to see that merde taken down as well). - However you don't see where a 'no personal attacks' rule could run afoul of problems?

What if you post news items critical of businesses, or businessmen or politicians? If you hand over control of content except in extreme examples (like the ones you mentioned) then you are killing one of the most beautiful and important elements of the internet, free expression and dissemination of information.

 

[Juxtatarot]

To clarify, who are you asking should or could do the moderating? Kirk Cousins? The Redskins, his employer? Someone else?

Butters.

 

[fantasycurse42]

To clarify, who are you asking should or could do the moderating? Kirk Cousins? The Redskins, his employer? Someone else?

Butters.

First episode I've seen in years, this and Yelp... Saw them yesterday still awesome so many years later!

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

To clarify, who are you asking should or could do the moderating? Kirk Cousins? The Redskins, his employer? Someone else?

Butters.

Right, what could possibly go wrong.