3. I think authors should be liable for their work, not the bookstores or newsstands who sell the books and periodicals. Likewise, I think the people who post the content should be liable, not the web sites that allow them to post.
4. To me, “The Algorithm” isn’t fundamentally different from bookstores posting The NY Times Bestseller list or a record store posting the Billboard charts. It just tells people what’s popular.
If I don’t like that something is popular, I don’t blame the Bestseller list or the Hot 100.
5. I agree that it’s good to have curated platforms that offer users the option to choose those forums. I think it’s good for people to promote those platforms and to critique unmoderated forums.
But I don’t want the government setting content rules for adults.
6. TL;DR: I personally support stronger moderation rules on popular platforms. But I think it’s up to us as individuals to demand those moderation rules. I don’t want government to enforce content rules on platforms, whether through content regulations or liability laws.
Of course you planted that seed a few days ago for it to sprout up now... suddenly feel a little better about the overly familiar "you know" I opened with hahaha
I assumed it for sure, but I had forgotten you had literally been the one to clue me in apparently a bit over two weeks ago now.... time has lost all meaning again these last few months.
You know, a lot of these folks can straight up afford the resources to do this on the back of revenues generated from social media like tiktok or Instagram and it is probably a contributing factor to the proliferation of Shit Like This we see these days.
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2. Courts have ruled that 1A prevents the government from regulating the content of books, newspapers, movies, magazines, cable tv, and the internet.
If I don’t like that something is popular, I don’t blame the Bestseller list or the Hot 100.
But I don’t want the government setting content rules for adults.