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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 11 months ago (23 children)

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 11 months ago (6 children)

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!

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I am not discounting anyone's experience. I am not saying this isn't happening. But I don't see it.

LiberalGunNut™ here! You would think watching gun related videos would lead me down a far-right rabbit hole. Here's my feed ATM.

Meh. History, gun comparisons, chemistry, movies, whatever. Nothing crazy. (Don't watch Brandon any longer, got leaning too right, too political. Video's about his bid for a Congressional seat in Texas. Not an election conspiracy thing. Don't care.)

If anyone can help me understand, I'm listening. Maybe I shy away from the nutcase shit so hard that YouTube "gets" me? Honestly don't get it.

[–] Kraiden@kbin.run 2 points 11 months ago

So that looks like main long form content. I'm specifically talking about youtube shorts which is Google's version of TikTok

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