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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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[–] 30 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Say what you want about youtube and reddit but if you want them to censor more and more you are creating a sword that can be used against you too. I also don't like the idea of shooting the messenger no matter how much we may dislike the messages. When I hear lawsuits like this I always think it is greedy lawyers pushing people to sue because they see deep pockets.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Right, so then they should be operated as a public telecom and be regulated as Title II. This would allow them to be free from such lawsuits.

    However, they want to remain as private for profit companies so they should be held responsible for not acting responsibly.

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

    Last I heard they're already covered under Safe Harbor laws and are protected.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    It doesn't make sense to treat websites as utilities. Net neutrality can't be applied to websites, it would make most basic spam filtering infeasible and blow up operational costs

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    You’re right. I was wrong. There is a big difference between websites and ISPs, and in my eagerness to respond I skipped that basic understanding.

    I feel like their should be basic policing of the most horrific things, e.g. child porn. But you’re right, it’s impossible to filter everything out in a timely manner by websites.

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