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YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead (fortune.com)
submitted 3 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead::The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

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[–] 12 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Because you are responsible for hiring psychologists to tailor a platform to boost negative engagement, and now there will be a court case to determine culpability.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Reddit is going to have to make the argument that it just boosts “what people like” and it just so happens people like negative engagement.

    And I mean it’s been known for decades that people like bad news more than good news when it comes to attention and engagement.

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