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can social media kill you though? I mean all this talk of regulating social networks is under the assumption that it's something you need to have. I would argue
by taylorswift_ 8y ago
can social media kill you though? I mean all this talk of regulating social networks is under the assumption that it's something you need to have. I would argue that safe shelter is a true human need, but posting cat gifs or pictures of drunken escapades or political musings does not seem equally comparable and thus I do not see how regulation does anything other than hamper competition.
- matthew349hall 8y agoUm yes, yes it can. Think about all of the times you here of bullying/suicide cases prompted by social media.
- webbles 8y ago1 million people genocided in Myanmar, you ignorant cunt.
- mannschott 8y ago> can social media kill you though? I assume you're aware of this: https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/13/un-says-facebook-is-accelerating-ethnic-violence-in-myanmar/ https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/13/un-says-facebook-is-accele...
- taylorswift_ 8y agoI don't think it's an equal comparison... the effects of social media on societies is a somewhat subjective matter. It's more likely that social media is just another tool that exposes the underlying human nature. That said, if a fire occurs in my shelter and I don't have sprinklers installed, I could die.
- ryandrake 8y ago“It could kill” is a pretty high bar for accepting that something needs to be regulated. We accept regulations on other data collection / storage activities, like financial data and health data. We also have licensure for occupations where public safety or wellbeing is a concern but lives are not necessarily on the line.
- decebalus1 8y ago> can social media kill you though? Yeah, it can and it did. Not only did the Ashley Madison leak led to a few deaths, check out what happens in countries where homosexuality is punished by death when private information goes public...
- wtfstatists 8y agoThe States killed those people not Ashley-Madison.
- lmkg 8y agoIt can be both. Responsibility is not a conserved quantity. Entities who take on private data should be considering the effects of that data becoming released, including what others may use it for.