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Honestly, they should have done exactly that. Flag their content and ban them. Then go to the capitol. And when some politician asks, "why was I banned?" Tell t

by yardie 7y ago

Honestly, they should have done exactly that. Flag their content and ban them. Then go to the capitol. And when some politician asks, "why was I banned?" Tell them honestly, your statements were determined to be extremist by the same algorithm that bans Al Qaeda and ISIS from posting. Then sit back and watch the real fireworks go off. Just because they have a political title does not mean we have to respect anything that comes out of their mouth. Call a spade a spade and be done with them.

adrianN 7y ago
I don't think it is a good idea to replace political discourse with algorithms. You can't just throw up your hands and blame the algorithm when somebody complains to you.
- dillonmckay 7y ago
  That is already happening, unfortunately.
viridian 7y ago
Seems like the type of thing you'd find in a dystopian YA novel. Remembering back to being a kid, a lot of them have that kind of setup for disenfranchising the ideology the hero/heroine ends up aligning themselves to, and establishing the group of villainous adults. Actually, I think this exact plot point happens in the Dreamfall series.
cat199 7y ago
And what happens to the progressive dems when you cross feed stalin? pot==kettle
gurkendoktor 7y ago
One problem with giving up our principles to own the <other tribe> is that these plans can backfire pretty badly: https://twitter.com/auerbachkeller/status/900376181458911232 https://twitter.com/auerbachkeller/status/900376181458911232 https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/241981/googles-new-hate-speech-algorithm-has-a-problem-with-jews https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/241981/googles-new-hate-spe...
cantcomplain 7y ago
> Honestly, they should have done exactly that. Flag their content and ban them. Then go to the capitol. And when some politician asks, "why was I banned?" Tell them honestly, your statements were determined to be extremist by the same algorithm that bans Al Qaeda and ISIS from posting. Then sit back and watch the real fireworks go off. > Just because they have a political title does not mean we have to respect anything that A big company like Google would want to be on the repubs good side because the Republican party is the ones who support mega corporation like them

by yardie 7y ago

adrianN 7y ago

I don't think it is a good idea to replace political discourse with algorithms. You can't just throw up your hands and blame the algorithm when somebody complains to you.

dillonmckay 7y ago
That is already happening, unfortunately.

viridian 7y ago

Seems like the type of thing you'd find in a dystopian YA novel. Remembering back to being a kid, a lot of them have that kind of setup for disenfranchising the ideology the hero/heroine ends up aligning themselves to, and establishing the group of villainous adults. Actually, I think this exact plot point happens in the Dreamfall series.

cat199 7y ago

And what happens to the progressive dems when you cross feed stalin? pot==kettle

gurkendoktor 7y ago

One problem with giving up our principles to own the <other tribe> is that these plans can backfire pretty badly: https://twitter.com/auerbachkeller/status/900376181458911232 https://twitter.com/auerbachkeller/status/900376181458911232 https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/241981/googles-new-hate-speech-algorithm-has-a-problem-with-jews https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/241981/googles-new-hate-spe...

cantcomplain 7y ago

> Honestly, they should have done exactly that. Flag their content and ban them. Then go to the capitol. And when some politician asks, "why was I banned?" Tell them honestly, your statements were determined to be extremist by the same algorithm that bans Al Qaeda and ISIS from posting. Then sit back and watch the real fireworks go off. > Just because they have a political title does not mean we have to respect anything that A big company like Google would want to be on the repubs good side because the Republican party is the ones who support mega corporation like them