Social networks like Twitter lack ways to de-escalate conflicts caused by viral posts, but potential solutions exist, like a self-applied “I was wrong” label
Nick Punt : Tweets: @nickpunt , @nickpunt , @nickpunt , @nickpunt , @iansherr , @ldrogen , @willoremus , @willoremus , @paulstewartii , @medium , and @willoremus Tweets: @nickpunt : Much like rules violations, once you admit the mistake, amplification of the tweet stops. This lets the original tweeter stop the runaway train of their mistake. However b/c it is a mistake not violation, existing replies and likes remain, tho perhaps now less/unamplified. @nickpunt : So in summary @jack, ideas are: 1. add ability to admit a mistake, which shuts down tweet amplification 2. in feeds of those who reacted to it, show the tweet again w mea culpa 3. add forgive button for those who reacted I think this would make @twitter a kinder place. @nickpunt : We should be able to admit mistakes on @twitter, it models good behavior for the community. When you have no way to de-escalate, you leave room for reactive cycles of anger to flourish. @jack want to give this a try? #TwitterMeaCulpa https://twitter.com/... @nickpunt : I get why twitter doesn't allow editing tweets, it introduces a lot of complexity (e.g. if you like a tweet that was later edited to mean the opposite). One use case of editing though is admitting mistakes, and a #TwitterMeaCulpa is a low complexity way to let that happen. Ian Sherr / @iansherr : In theory, I love this idea. But let's be honest: who, among the politicians, celebs, commentators and trolls, would EVER use this feature? https://twitter.com/... Leigh Drogen / @ldrogen : This was written by The Onion right? https://twitter.com/... Will Oremus / @willoremus : @jilliancyork FYI I've added the following update that I hope will help at least a bit to avoid giving readers the wrong impression. https://onezero.medium.com/... https://twitter.com/... Will Oremus / @willoremus : As @jilliancyork points out, my newsletter made it look like the ppl who happened to tweet these ideas in a given thread were their originators & deserve all credit. That is obviously not the case, was not my intent, and was an error of framing on my part. https://twitter.com/... Paul Stewart / @paulstewartii : ""I don't see those big brands come back if there hasn't been structural change," Loerke said in an interview with CNBC. “That's my take on the basis of my conversations with them."" https://www.cnbc.com/... https://twitter.com/... @medium : An offhand tweet sparked an outpouring of ideas to fix what's broken about Facebook and Twitter. Read this week's “Pattern Matching” from @WillOremus in @ozm: https://read.medium.com/blsDe2U Will Oremus / @willoremus : A reporter's casual tweet sparked an outpouring of ideas to fix what's broken about social media. I wrote about some of the most interesting ones in this week's Pattern Matching newsletter: https://onezero.medium.com/...