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This makes sense to me. The question to me is should platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc be subject to common carrier laws / net neutrality laws? T

This makes sense to me. The question to me is should platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc be subject to common carrier laws / net neutrality laws? The Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that hate speech is protected as free speech. "Hate" is also very subjective as well. If it is controversial even in the slightest, then someone, somewhere, is going to be offended and think it is hateful.

t34543 7y ago
I think offending people is really important to the development of society. Opposing viewpoints are really important to fostering discussion and stimulating minds. Universities must be the bastion of this: free speech must come before all else. Uni is a purpose built institution to grow minds.
- peterlk 7y ago
  I don't buy this argument. There are known psychological effects which mute interesting discussion and promote division and extremism. Regulating algorithms that amplify these effects seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to do to me.
  - t34543 7y ago
    Censorship also promotes division and extremism.
  - stcredzero 7y ago
    There are known psychological effects which mute interesting discussion and promote division and extremism. As in putting content creators into a state of fear and uncertainty? Regulating algorithms that amplify these effects seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to do to me. What users of these sites have found, is that the companies are regulating algorithms in order to amplify these effects: namely to discourage certain political advocacy and encourage others. YouTube, by their own words, operates at "entire Internet scale." Having a single megacorp decide for everyone how to "regulate algorithms that amplify these effects" is too much concentration of power! Who knows? Maybe such megacorps would abide by "Don't be Evil" one day, then turn around and have to abandon such a motto later?
- bcheung 7y ago
  It also strengthens the ability of people to get along despite having opposing views and philosophies. When you insulate people and teach them to be offended at the slightest "micro" aggression, then people become intolerant and unable to function in normal society without being "triggered".

t34543 7y ago

I think offending people is really important to the development of society. Opposing viewpoints are really important to fostering discussion and stimulating minds. Universities must be the bastion of this: free speech must come before all else. Uni is a purpose built institution to grow minds.

peterlk 7y ago
I don't buy this argument. There are known psychological effects which mute interesting discussion and promote division and extremism. Regulating algorithms that amplify these effects seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to do to me.
- t34543 7y ago
  Censorship also promotes division and extremism.
- stcredzero 7y ago
  There are known psychological effects which mute interesting discussion and promote division and extremism. As in putting content creators into a state of fear and uncertainty? Regulating algorithms that amplify these effects seems like a perfectly reasonable thing to do to me. What users of these sites have found, is that the companies are regulating algorithms in order to amplify these effects: namely to discourage certain political advocacy and encourage others. YouTube, by their own words, operates at "entire Internet scale." Having a single megacorp decide for everyone how to "regulate algorithms that amplify these effects" is too much concentration of power! Who knows? Maybe such megacorps would abide by "Don't be Evil" one day, then turn around and have to abandon such a motto later?
bcheung 7y ago
It also strengthens the ability of people to get along despite having opposing views and philosophies. When you insulate people and teach them to be offended at the slightest "micro" aggression, then people become intolerant and unable to function in normal society without being "triggered".