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Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

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[-] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 37 points 8 months ago

Ohh u didnt report someone ur also guilty cant see any problems with this.

That's... not what this is about, though?

“However, plaintiffs contend the defendants’ platforms are more than just message boards,” the court document says. “They allege they are sophisticated products designed to be addictive to young users and they specifically directed Gendron to further platforms or postings that indoctrinated him with ‘white replacement theory’,” the decision read.

This isn't about mandated reporting, it's about funneling impressionable people towards extremist content.

[-] Kraiden@kbin.run 16 points 8 months ago

Youtube Shorts is the absolute worst for this. Just recently it's massively trying to push transphobic BS at me, and I cannot figure out why. I dislike, report and "do not recommend this channel" every time, and it just keeps shoving more at me. I got a fucking racist church sermon this morning. it's broken!

[-] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Imagine watchibg let alone even having the option for shorts. Get newpipe there is a sponsorblock version on fdroid no shorts no google tracking no nonsence u dont get comments tho but whatever. It also supports peertube which is nice.

Report for what? Sure disagree with them about their bullshit but i dont see why u need to report someone just cos u disagree with their opinions.

[-] Kraiden@kbin.run 6 points 8 months ago

Imagine watchibg let alone even having the option for shorts.

I like shorts for the most part

Report for what?

Misinformation and hatespeech mostly. They have some crazy, false pseudoscience to back their "opinions" and they express them violently. Like it or not, these videos "promote hatred against a protected group" and are expressly against youtube TOS. Reporting them is 100% appropriate.

[-] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

I can strongly reccommwnd stop watching ahort form content it has been proven to caise all sorts of mental issues.

Fair. Also what is a "protected group" what makes it any different from any other grouping?

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