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Absolutely, I'm in favor of specific rules around specific types of content. In most cases, I'd be comfortable with that genre of content if the financial ince
by save_ferris 7y ago
Absolutely, I'm in favor of specific rules around specific types of content.
In most cases, I'd be comfortable with that genre of content if the financial incentives are clearly indicated and acknowledged. The problem is that this doesn't happen as often as it should.
You mentioned podcasts as an example. Podcasts are more like traditional media in that they produce content that usually isn't generated with the help or influence of outside parties. They may advertise, and when they do, it's clear what that you're being advertised and what you're being advertised.
It's still way too easy to blur the lines on YouTube, and there's clearly financial incentive do so. We all know that ML-driven content screening can only do so much, and that we're not likely to get rid of malicious content anytime soon. That's why its important to create a system where content creators follow specific rules around sponsorship disclosures, and social media companies need to do more to make that data accessible to the public.