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> they're picking and choosing what to show you Regulation is easy. When you wield editorial control over what people see, you should also gain some liability
by pdkl95 9y ago
> they're picking and choosing what to show you
Regulation is easy. When you wield editorial control over what people see, you should also gain some liability for any problems your decisions cause. If you don't to have that responsibility, then you need to act like a common carrier.
- comex 9y ago> Regulation is easy. When you wield editorial control over what people see, you should also gain some liability for any problems your decisions cause. If you don't to have that responsibility, then you need to act like a common carrier. So you think that Google should not be attempting to filter out fake news at all? Or just, should not be ranking search results at all? I don't know how else to interpret "act like a common carrier", but I don't see how either of those would be beneficial... to anyone.
- ianai 9y agoThey can: Decline to host any content from governmental agencies. Ie ban propaganda. Instill some kind of fact checking. Maybe only post news from whitelisted domains. Make a digital equivalent of a press pass.
- njarboe 9y agoThis could work for news.google.com but not for generic search. Unless google goes to a very restricted white listing for search. That would be "evil" in my book and I would try to stop using them for anything.