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> I see a lot of people complaining about things like this, but I also see a lot of people complaining that YouTube/Twitter/etc aren't doing enough to take down
by monadic2 6y ago
> I see a lot of people complaining about things like this, but I also see a lot of people complaining that YouTube/Twitter/etc aren't doing enough to take down false/immoral/illegal content quick enough.
Do you have an example?
These seem like inherently contradictory values. You can either make a safe platform or one that treats its tenants well. Like many of its products, google has not made it clear which set of customers they’re trying to please, pissing off both parties.
- vosper 6y ago> Do you have an example? LMGTFY https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+%22not+doing+enough%22&rlz=1C5CHFA_enNZ893NZ893&oq=youtube+%22not+doing+enough%22&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64.5591j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+%22not+doing+enough%...
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- monadic2 6y agoThat mostly turns up media results, not anything you can extrapolate generally. There is likely money behind this media push somewhere—I’m curious if this extends to real people. Among other things, this could indicate a market opportunity for a video site that either promises quality or some mechanism to work around DMCA claims—the combination google chose seems to piss everyone off. Or, it could mean nothing and people just want normal features for the site like the ability to disable comments on the client side.
- gkoberger 6y agoSure, here's one I just saw today: https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-conspiracy-wuhan-immunity-lockdown-computing-forever-2020-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-conspiracy-wuhan... Here's a bunch more: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/youtube-not-doing-enough-to-protect-children-z30ckz9bl https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/youtube-not-doing-enough-... https://www.npr.org/2018/11/27/671285261/critics-say-youtube-hasnt-done-enough-to-crack-down-on-extremist-content https://www.npr.org/2018/11/27/671285261/critics-say-youtube... https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/LawPolitics/story?id=4889745&page=1 https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/LawPolitics/story?id=4889745&p... https://coingeek.com/ripple-calls-out-youtube-for-not-doing-enough-to-stop-xpr-scams/ https://coingeek.com/ripple-calls-out-youtube-for-not-doing-... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-internet-meeting/internet-giants-not-doing-enough-to-take-down-illegal-content-eu-idUSKBN1EY2BL https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-internet-meeting/inter...
- monadic2 6y agoFair enough, but note that most of the people quoted are politicians and people who work at think tanks—pretty much the definition of manufactured consent. Granted I am also worried about kids using youtube but I also don’t expect google to do anything about it—what could they do, manually vet all videos meant for kids? No, quality is not the google way, it’s automation. My overall point is that google seems to be fine with just doing things there way and pissing off everyone rather than picking a customer base and meeting its needs.
- colinmhayes 6y agoYou've got to be joking. Zuckerberg testified to congress about this. It's gotten huge national attention, especially after russia interfered with our elections by posting fake content on social media.
- monadic2 6y agoWait until congress hears about the influence Charles Koch wields. If you think I trust Koch more than Putin you’re out of your damn mind.