Justice is important in online platforms.

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Justice is important in online platforms.

I was thinking about this just now. About justice systems and the state of moderation on a lot of online platforms.

Lord Chief Justice Geoffrey Lane said "It is not enough that justice is done; it must also be seen to be done."

With regards to online platforms like steam forums or reddit or Facebook, etc. The following cna apply;

Lack of Transparency
   Opaque Policies: Many platforms do not clearly communicate their rules or the reasons behind moderation decisions, leading to confusion and frustration.
   Inconsistent Enforcement: Users often perceive a double standard when similar behaviors are handled differently, undermining trust in the system.

Secrecy in Justice
   Limited Visibility: Disciplinary actions taken against users (like bans or content removals) are rarely shared, creating a gap in understanding and confidence in the system.
   Targeted Responses: Victims of online harassment or abuse may feel that their concerns are dismissed without due process, further perpetuating a toxic environment.

Impact on Community
   Toxic Atmospheres: The combination of perceived injustice and lack of accountability can lead to hostile interactions, making users feel unsafe and unwelcome.
   Erosion of Trust: When users feel that justice is not served transparently, it breeds distrust in the platform and its community guidelines.

I'm sure you have stories about when this has effected you.

Personally, I experienced this most recently on steam. I was being subjected to ableism by other users and the moderators came along an locked the topic, chastised me for pushing back, and did nothing to the perpetrators.

I've definitely noticed an unfortunate trend concerning the double standard of ableisim both online and in real life where people will treat those they view as disabled or lesser than them as if they were mentally younger than they actually are or they end up perpetuating the misinformed attitude that it's okay to not take a disabled person seriously and treat what they say and do as funny because there disabled.

Which quite frankly just sickens me, people who resort to Sexism, Homophobia, Classisum or Ageism online are usually dealt with fairly quickly before there toxicity gets out of hand yet when it comes to Ableisim the higher ups of said sites don't bat an eye or they resort to favouritism, there are some buttholes that honestly don't deserve the position of admin/moderator I know I would be fuming if I were in the situation that you were in.

As for PG13 and online related situations in recent memory where I felt the online justice system was being unfairly set against me it would have to be when I used to be a content creator on YouTube, despite sticking as close to the fair use policy as humanely possible my videos got either deleted or lambasted with copyright claims and even when I attempted to refute such claims using factual evidence that strongly supported my case for why said videos were not in violation of the fair use policy they would still get rejected anyway as if no one bothered to read them.

It got to a point where I had to publicly call out the YouTube higher ups on there flawed and unethical policy regarding there mistreatment of content creators which soon led to my permanent ban from YouTube where just to rub it in even further they sent me an email stating that they were happy to announce that my video had been taken down and that I no longer had access to YouTube as my account was put under criminal investigation despite the fact I had committed no criminal offence whatsoever.

I'd definitely say I've been a victim of systemic abuse or a victim in situations where those in power felt the need to place themselves above the rules they created and absolve themselves of consequences.

These automated systems are terrible, honestly that makes my blood boil, when you were working within legal allowances, but they just don't give any reasonable consideration for that. We need more decent humans making decisions.

Yeah it's a shame how YouTube and other similar sites have leaned into automation, a machine's sense of justice does not necessarily equal a human beings sense of justice.

The lack of professionalism in how they chose to deliver the news of my ban from YouTube didn't help either, thankfully there are still good people in the world and as time goes on more good people appearing and growing in the world who are trying to and in some cases have succeeded in making things better.