Many websites offer the function of publishing a text or video with a single click. If the publication violates the press code and promotes division in society or even spreads hatred, it should be hidden as quickly as possible so that the hatred cannot spread its influence. It would therefore be fair if, in addition to ‘one-click publication’, there were also a function to hide the publication with a single click until it has been checked whether the publication is appropriate according to press law and the press code.
All websites that offer this ‘one-click hide’ function, thereby implementing the press code and ensuring that they are as free from hate as possible, should advertise this functionality with a label so that visitors to the website know that they can take action against hate.
Technical concept for a Decentralized Community Filter
- Public Crowdsourced Blacklist
- Universal Access: Anyone can add a URL to a global blocklist along with a standardized reason.
- Predefined Neutral Reasons: Users must choose from non-libelous, subjective options (e.g., “not interesting” or “unbalanced”). This legally protects against defamation or harassment claims.
- Frictionless Architecture (“One-Way-Off”)
- Single Entry Rule: Each URL can only be added to the list once, preventing duplicates and mitigating simple spam/flooding attacks.
- No Unblocking on the Global Level: Once listed, an entry stays listed on the shared database.
- Automated Infrastructure & Spam Protection
- IP/URL Rate Limiting: If an IP address or a specific domain submits a abnormally high volume of entries within a short timeframe, it is automatically flagged for abuse.
- Automated Web Server Blacklist: Triggering this flag instantly adds the offending source to the server’s firewall/blacklist, preventing Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks and preserving system performance.
- Absolute Personal Control (The Whitelist)
- Local Priority: Every user maintains a personal Whitelist on their own device. Override Protection: Personal allowed sites always take precedence over the global blacklist. Even if high-profile sites (like Google or Wikipedia) are added to the public blocklist by trolls, your local whitelist keeps them accessible. Key Advantage: It combines community-driven content filtering with individual user sovereignty, removing legal risks while keeping total control in the user’s hands.
- Publish and subscribe of extended whitelists with reason, discussions and democratic judgments.
The next steps are to add to this server a blacklist that can be imported in a browser plug-in such as uBlock Origin and add here an editor for the blacklist. The personal list and the more detailed url always wins.