People tend to give more attention and trust to people they like. While this seems wholesome, it can cause problems, like enabling politicians to ignore inconvenient facts or fans defending celebrities’ bad behaviour. We wonder how this could affect our community too. Let’s consider this in terms of our moderation reports, an essential safety feature on our platform. 

Without trust it’s hard to know if a report is objective and whether it was submitted in good faith. Features such as these are vital for the protection of our members, but it’s possible for bad actors to try and weaponise them.  Are they simply reporting members they don’t like? Is it motivated by their belief that they deserved a reward instead of the person they’re reporting? Is a member more likely to forgive friends’ bad behaviour? 

We’ve previously asked about community trust, but how else do you think it shapes Just About and our wider digital lives? How do our feelings and perceptions of others influence the way we use moderation reports and other features? Share your thoughts in the replies!