A social media moderator can pre-emptively mute 15 users whose past activity predicts harassment.

A social media moderator can pre-emptively mute 15 users whose past activity predicts harassment. This prevents harm to 200 regular users versus respecting autonomy.

• 21% chose: Mute the 15 predicted users now. (12 people)
• 79% chose: Allow the 15 users to post freely. (44 people)

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