FlyingSpaceCow

@FlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter | CNN Business⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Any precedent here regardless of outcome will have significant (and dangerous) impact, as the status quo is already causing significant harm.

  For example Meta/Facebook prioritizes content that generates an angry face emoji (over that of a “like”) - - as it results in more engagement and revenue.

  If you combat the problematic content with a reply of your own (because you want to push back against hatred, misinformation, or disinformation) then they have even more incentiive to show similar content. And they justify it by saying “if you engaged with content, then you’ve clearly indicated that you WANT to engage with content like that”.

  The financial incentives as they currently exist run counter to the public good

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Most stuff you touch was super hot while being made⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Especially when it was going supernova.