Nick wasn’t an idiot. He saw it coming before anyone else did. He always saw it coming before anyone else did. That’s why he was good at his job. And why he fucking hated it sometimes.“This Is About to Get Loud”The first red flag wasn’t the takedown. Takedowns happened all the time. People whined about it. They moved on. The real red flag? The person they took down wasn’t moving on. Most people, when deplatformed, implode inward. They flail. They beg. They fire off desperate tweets at the Sub...

Nick wasn’t an idiot. He saw it coming before anyone else did. He always saw it coming before anyone else did. That’s why he was good at his job. And why he fucking hated it sometimes.“This Is About to Get Loud”The first red flag wasn’t the takedown. Takedowns happened all the time. People whined about it. They moved on. The real red flag? The person they took down wasn’t moving on. Most people, when deplatformed, implode inward. They flail. They beg. They fire off desperate tweets at the Sub...

Neutralizing Narcissism: The Reckoning of TruthFor too long, narcissists have thrived in the shadows-twisting narratives, distorting reality, and gaslighting their victims into silence. That era is over. Neutralizing Narcissism is more than a platform. It is a reckoning. It is a mirror held up to those who fear their reflection. It is the final record that narcissists cannot erase.https://paragraph.xyzIntroduction: When Reality Is No Longer Your OwnYou didn’t wake up one day and decide to be ...

Neutralizing Narcissism: The Reckoning of TruthFor too long, narcissists have thrived in the shadows-twisting narratives, distorting reality, and gaslighting their victims into silence. That era is over. Neutralizing Narcissism is more than a platform. It is a reckoning. It is a mirror held up to those who fear their reflection. It is the final record that narcissists cannot erase.https://paragraph.xyzIntroduction: When Reality Is No Longer Your OwnYou didn’t wake up one day and decide to be ...

Rebecca had always told herself she was one of the good ones. She wasn’t a censor. She wasn’t a puppet. She was here to protect the platform. Keep people safe. Make fair calls. Be the balance between speech and harm. But today, staring at the appeal she was about to deny, she didn’t feel like one of the good ones anymore.The Weight of the StampIt had started like any other takedown. A name flagged. A flood of reports. The usual words: Harassment. Bullying. Coordinated abuse. Her job was to re...

Rebecca had always told herself she was one of the good ones. She wasn’t a censor. She wasn’t a puppet. She was here to protect the platform. Keep people safe. Make fair calls. Be the balance between speech and harm. But today, staring at the appeal she was about to deny, she didn’t feel like one of the good ones anymore.The Weight of the StampIt had started like any other takedown. A name flagged. A flood of reports. The usual words: Harassment. Bullying. Coordinated abuse. Her job was to re...

🚨 If you work in content moderation, this article will change the way you see online abuse. 🚨The Illusion of SafeguardsYou sit at the gates, believing yourself a guardian of discourse, a steward of speech. You trust the tools at your disposal—the reports, the filters, the appeals. These are the sentinels of fairness, the mechanisms that shield the innocent and sift out the malign. A report arrives. Another. Another still. A name, flagged with urgency. You scan the system, the red blinking w...

🚨 If you work in content moderation, this article will change the way you see online abuse. 🚨The Illusion of SafeguardsYou sit at the gates, believing yourself a guardian of discourse, a steward of speech. You trust the tools at your disposal—the reports, the filters, the appeals. These are the sentinels of fairness, the mechanisms that shield the innocent and sift out the malign. A report arrives. Another. Another still. A name, flagged with urgency. You scan the system, the red blinking w...

Before You Believe Joel, Read ThisYou want to believe in Joel.https://mirror.xyz1. Ask Yourself: Why Would an Innocent Man Do This?You’ve been told a story about me. You’ve been told that I’m the villain—that Joel Johnson is the victim, bravely fighting back against lies and harassment. But if that’s true, why did he just orchestrate a fraudulent takedown of my entire Substack platform? If I’m the liar, why wouldn’t he just let my work speak for itself and prove me wrong? Why did he resort to...

Before You Believe Joel, Read ThisYou want to believe in Joel.https://mirror.xyz1. Ask Yourself: Why Would an Innocent Man Do This?You’ve been told a story about me. You’ve been told that I’m the villain—that Joel Johnson is the victim, bravely fighting back against lies and harassment. But if that’s true, why did he just orchestrate a fraudulent takedown of my entire Substack platform? If I’m the liar, why wouldn’t he just let my work speak for itself and prove me wrong? Why did he resort to...

Jessica had always believed in the mission. That’s why she took the job. She believed in independent journalism. She believed in giving writers a platform. She believed in free speech. And now? Now, she wasn’t so sure. Because every single day, she was being asked to choose between what she believed— …and what the system demanded.The Inbox of a Platform at WarHer inbox never stopped. Thousands of reports. Takedown requests. Threats—some from writers begging for their accounts back. Others fro...

Jessica had always believed in the mission. That’s why she took the job. She believed in independent journalism. She believed in giving writers a platform. She believed in free speech. And now? Now, she wasn’t so sure. Because every single day, she was being asked to choose between what she believed— …and what the system demanded.The Inbox of a Platform at WarHer inbox never stopped. Thousands of reports. Takedown requests. Threats—some from writers begging for their accounts back. Others fro...

They don’t speak in meetings. They don’t engage in policy debates. They don’t send emails with bold declarations about “doing the right thing.” They don’t fight, argue, or take sides. Because they don’t have to. They hold the real power. And they know it. Because when the debates are over— When the policies are written— When the narratives are spun and the decisions are made— It all runs through them.They Are the Last GatekeeperTheir name isn’t on press releases. They don’t get tagged in Twit...

They don’t speak in meetings. They don’t engage in policy debates. They don’t send emails with bold declarations about “doing the right thing.” They don’t fight, argue, or take sides. Because they don’t have to. They hold the real power. And they know it. Because when the debates are over— When the policies are written— When the narratives are spun and the decisions are made— It all runs through them.They Are the Last GatekeeperTheir name isn’t on press releases. They don’t get tagged in Twit...

You’ve read the stories. You’ve seen yourself in the words. The doubt—the quiet, gnawing uncertainty— The way you’ve justified the choices— The way you’ve avoided looking too closely— The way you’ve told yourself this is just the job. But the job has changed, hasn’t it? It is no longer just policy enforcement. No longer just trust and safety. No longer just another flagged report to process. Because now, you see what’s happening. You see the hands pulling the levers. You see the way bad actor...

You’ve read the stories. You’ve seen yourself in the words. The doubt—the quiet, gnawing uncertainty— The way you’ve justified the choices— The way you’ve avoided looking too closely— The way you’ve told yourself this is just the job. But the job has changed, hasn’t it? It is no longer just policy enforcement. No longer just trust and safety. No longer just another flagged report to process. Because now, you see what’s happening. You see the hands pulling the levers. You see the way bad actor...

Sarah had tried. She had tried to warn them. Months ago. She had seen the problem coming before it ever reached their inboxes. Before the first big takedown. Before the first wave of public backlash. Before the first time someone inside the company had whispered the words: "Maybe we got this one wrong."“We Are Building a Trap We Can’t Escape”Sarah had spent enough time in Trust & Safety to know one thing for certain— Every system can be exploited. It didn’t matter how well it was designed. It...

Sarah had tried. She had tried to warn them. Months ago. She had seen the problem coming before it ever reached their inboxes. Before the first big takedown. Before the first wave of public backlash. Before the first time someone inside the company had whispered the words: "Maybe we got this one wrong."“We Are Building a Trap We Can’t Escape”Sarah had spent enough time in Trust & Safety to know one thing for certain— Every system can be exploited. It didn’t matter how well it was designed. It...