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Youtube already shows you related videos, and on the home page suggests videos based on your viewing history. It would not be difficult to modify those algorith
by gizmo686 11y ago
Youtube already shows you related videos, and on the home page suggests videos based on your viewing history. It would not be difficult to modify those algorithms to attempt to suggest videos with the intent of influences the viewers belief (as opposed to maximizing their time on the site). Similarly, Google can do this with their main search engine as well. Of course, when thought about in the abstract, this seems highly distopian, but the time maximizing goal also has political effects (namely, the "search bubble" and radicalization).
- meowface 11y agoIt does feel a bit dystopian, but it's not trying to prevent supposed societal "ills" like "the gays" or "socialism". Violent terrorism and extremism are real global ills and negatively impact every society. Calls for violence aren't considered valid free speech and can be directly banned. Calls for things that can eventually lead to violence are a much murkier area. They shouldn't be outright banned, but they should be mitigated.
- LyndsySimon 11y ago> Violent terrorism and extremism are real global ills and negatively impact every society. I strongly disagree, with the inclusion of "extremism" in particular. I'm an anarcho-capitalist, which I think any clear-thinking person would identify as an extreme ideology. Do you wish to silence me? Is my telling people that they should engage in voluntary association and reject the initiation of force a "real global ill"? To put it another way, in the words of Barry Goldwater: "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice."
- meowface 11y agoMaybe extremism wasn't the right word. In this case, I meant extremist Islamic fundamentalism.