The Antimod
Threads has a moderation problem. It seems they've handed the duty over to an overzealous AI that will remove a post about "crackers" but not posts espousing white nationalism. Posts have been removed for containing the initialism "DM" on grounds that they're trying to get likes or follows in a misleading way.
That AI moderation has gone off the rails has started to get some attention off of the platform, too. Umar Shakir writes for The Verge that his pre-Facebook Instagram account was deleted because he was thought to be under 13. His appeal, with valid state ID, failed.
Back on Threads, Matt Navarra writes that his explainer post was incorrectly removed for being false information. Adam Mosseri, the Instagram chief and self-proclaimed "supporter of Threads", has developed a reputation for being totally detached from the user experience.
In the same vein as @threadsusersnotgettingit, a profile that highlights obtuse Threads users, Brooks Rocco suggested a profile to highlight AI mod fails. This caused me to coin the term antimod.
Post by @scojjacView on Threads
I had in mind something like an antitype: that which contradicts expectations, embodies opposing qualities, challenges expectations, or serves as a counter-example. Threads has developed an antimod—an auto-moderator which acts immoderately. It penalizes innocuous messages while ignoring hateful speech, even when reported by real people. It permanently removes long-standing accounts of real people with little to no recourse. It hampers legitimate discourse, hiding and removing posts for very questionable reasons. It basically acts exactly the opposite of how you would expect, and with a hair trigger.
The antimod is an existential threat to Threads. It is one significant way that Meta has squandered a fantastic opportunity to be the successor of Twitter. 🍄