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37 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 Nov \ on: On hiding the creation date of internet content Design
there was no date visible anywhere on the video
it's a bit hidden but available:
edit: ohh, I should have read to the end first haha
Eventually, I did find the date. I had to click on the 3-dots "hamburger icon" and pull up the video details. But 99% of viewers are not gonna do that.
What do you think? Do you agree with me that it is unethical to hide the date that content was created? Or do you think it's fine and that there are good reasons for it?
I think it depends on the content. A meme doesn't need a date for example. Or anything else that isn't related to the current date.
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33 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker OP 24 Nov
Heh, I like how you mentioned that you made an edit rather than just editing away the old content directly. Very in the spirit of this post :)
It's true that not all content requires a date, but I think even memes if they could be verifiably timestamped somehow, would add a lot of context and understanding as to the social conditions under which the memes were created.
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