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> Put Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai behind bars and the problem will correct after that. Why not the CEOs of the companies using the targeted keywords/demo
by sramam 6y ago
> Put Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai behind bars and the problem will correct after that.
Why not the CEOs of the companies using the targeted keywords/demographic information?
The "it's not the gun that kills, it's the people who kill" argument?
- manigandham 6y agoHow is that argument? The people advertising and selling are not the people buying and using them. It's different people.
- tremon 6y agoYes, but Facebook and Google are neither of those. They're just the platform where the advertisers and their victims connect. I think the parent was saying this is less to do with the algorithm, and more due to the keywords that the advertisers chose to link their product with.
- sramam 6y ago"gun" = "platform"
- fakedang 6y agoGun = Facebook platform Hitman (because Gunslinger is too cool) = Facebook company Targets = Capitol Rioters Hirers = Gun companies Bullets = Ads The analogy works because although the companies were unintentionally blanket-targeting their victims, a real world equivalent would still be persecuted. Hence everyone involved should be punished - the rioters (who already are), Facebook the company, the gun companies (albeit in minor fashion like fines because it was stil unintentional), and Facebook the platform (which should be neutered).
- Notorious_BLT 6y agoThat argument doesn't really hold up when Facebook literally serves the ads. In the metaphor you're suggesting, this would make Facebook the one wielding the gun, and companies buying ads would be whoever hired them to do the job. Hired hitmen are still criminally liable, despite not being the client.