Comment on Misogyny and Violent Extremism: Can Big Tech Fix the Glitch?

alaphic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Bigger question, why is it techs issue to fix

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  • alaphic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If I had to give a single reason, it’d probably be because they’re the ones, by and large, who are not only providing a platform for the dissemination of these abhorrent views by this trash, but they’re directly profiting from it to boot… I feel like that’s honestly pretty obvious, though I’m gonna give you the benefit of the doubt here and choose to assume you’re genuinely asking and not just being facetious

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    • Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s both honestly. Overall I think the issue is rooted more in culture. Not tech. Secondly I am starting to question the role of media in yellow journalism to sell ads online by catering to crowds

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      • alaphic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Both what? Tf are you talking about??

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    • gian@lemmy.grys.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I think that the only point you can hold against the big tech is that they are profiting from it. They provide one platform to disseminate but it is not that suche ideas need a social network to spread. Hitler had not social networks and like him every war/discrimination act against one group or another up until, say, 20 years ago did not need a social network.

      We can agree that maybe a social network is easier and the dissemination is faster, but in itself a social network is not strictly needed.

      You want to fix the problem ? Fix the people on both sides, it is the only option

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      • alaphic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        On both sides of what? What are you even talking about? And what other media, exactly, is providing not only a public mouthpiece to, but also driving steady streams of traffic directly toward, unabashed misogynists and bigots? I’ll wait… 🙄

        You can definitely take your dogwhistles and white supremacist apologism and fuck right off with it tho 😁

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