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Mark Zuckerberg Lied to Congress. We Can’t Trust His Testimony. (techoversight.org)
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Dispatch.

It’s important to remember that Meta has hidden behind Section 230 for so long that people like Mark Zuckerberg thought they were bulletproof. Meta’s team of attorneys bet on the fact that these documents would never see the light of day because a product liability case would never make it to trial, and they guessed wrong,” said Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project. “Never-before-seen documents prove that Zuckerberg lied to Congress. We know that they will lie, bury research, and continue recklessly harming young people until Congress forces them to clean up their act. The only way to outlaw Meta’s dangerous and egregious behavior is to pass legislation, like the Kids Online Safety Act, which will hold their feet to the fire and force them to protect children and teens.

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[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 169 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

You had an argument until you brought up KOSA. That bill is absolutely brutal and had it passed, this administration would have yet another weapon to clamp down on free speech and terrorize citizens.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 39 points 21 hours ago

ItIt's frustrating because it's possible to attack companies like Facebook while fully endorsing Section 230. That law states that companies aren't liable for things that users post... Unless they become aware of bad content and choose to ignore it.

And Facebook has shown its hand here. They've admitted they have moderation tools, through their pledge to crack down on anti-genocide opinions. They want to have it both ways, but hopefully people see through their BS.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 21 points 19 hours ago

This bar-less chainsaw is entirely too dangerous, doesn't address any existing needs, and the so-called inventors lied about how many people have gotten hurt by it!

So you're going to either have them install a bar, which is a time-proven solution, or you're going to force them to stop selling it, right??

Oh, no. No. No, no, no, no... God no. We're gonna create a database that lets us predict if you're going to have an abortion by connecting your fitness data to which ads you look at the longest and cross-referencing your driving habits.