Episode 1401 • • 59:13 - 1:02:43
1401: Boost or Baste
Decentralized Web, Toxicity Moderation Research
Academic researchers in the UK are studying "toxicity" on the decentralized web, specifically targeting platforms like Mastodon and Pleroma. Using a dataset that includes posts from No Agenda Social, the researchers developed a model called "ModPair" to help independent server owners automate the moderation of content they deem toxic.