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> Fundamentally I think the problem is that these platforms are not neutral Why should these companies have an obligation to be neutral? > I would not be surp
by root_axis 7y ago
> Fundamentally I think the problem is that these platforms are not neutral
Why should these companies have an obligation to be neutral?
> I would not be surprised to see Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act challenged on this notion
Could you elaborate a little more on the details of the challenge? What aspects of section 230 would the challenger suggest are unconstitutional?
> Internet providers just serve bits, any effort to "manipulate" those bits based on who is providing them is looked at with great aversion (net neutrality)
Internet providers are not legally obligated to adhere to net neutrality, so why should website operators be obligated to do so?
> I believe we are all awakening to the power that these obtuse algorithms have on us.
Could you give some examples of the power they have over us, I don't believe any of google's algorithms have any power over me and I think that is true of most people, unlike, e.g. algorithms used by banks, credit bureaus and insurance companies to calculate risk with literal life and death consequences.