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Would you at least agree that how content is promoted could be dangerous? For example, recommender systems that promote pro-bulemia content to teenage girls or
by paulgb 6y ago
Would you at least agree that how content is promoted could be dangerous? For example, recommender systems that promote pro-bulemia content to teenage girls or pro-terrorism content to disaffected youth? They are things Facebook and Google have been accused of.
- iamstupidsimple 6y agoIf people were empowered with critical thinking instead of being hamstrung by the shitty education system, then we wouldn't have this problem. Anyway, transparency is key and I'd be more than happy if all targeted ads had to reveal their audiences to prevent abuse like you're describing.
- paulgb 6y agoTypically bulemia and terrorism content isn't promoted through paid advertisements. A lot of problems in the world if we could wave a magic wand and give everyone critical thinking skills, but without that wand, throwing every vulnerable teenager into the deep end of toxic content will mean that some drown.