3 ms·

> 3) They are probably going to be forced to do stuff like this anyway in compliance with local government rules, so there isn't much they can practically do.

> 3) They are probably going to be forced to do stuff like this anyway in compliance with local government rules, so there isn't much they can practically do. Isn't YouTube banned in China? What "local government rules" are you thinking of, specifically?

roenxi 5y ago
I was thinking Chinese ones. Didn't realise YouTube was banned. But nevertheless, as a principle, they have made it clear that they don't want misinformation on their platform and the local government will be pretty clear that this is misinformation. That wouldn't be a radical departure from policy for YouTube. This is well trod ground.
- tablespoon 5y ago
  > ...they have made it clear that they don't want misinformation on their platform and the local government will be pretty clear that this is misinformation. Come on. "not wanting misinformation on their platform" != kowtowing to authoritarian regimes outside of their jurisdiction.
  - roenxi 5y ago
    How, as a matter of policy, do you expect them to make that distinction? The obvious way to do it is to ask the local government what is misinformation. Google isn't an expert on the truth of everything, for all that their search index being impressive.
    - tablespoon 5y ago
      > How, as a matter of policy, do you expect them to make that distinction? They make their own call on what misinformation is (or who to trust to identify it), which is how they actually do it. > The obvious way to do it is to ask the local government what is misinformation. Google isn't an expert on the truth of everything, for all that their search index being impressive. That's not the obvious way, that's a stupid way for reasons that should be obvious for anyone with any knowledge of history or current events. Keep in mind this is political information, not technical information.
baybal2 5y ago
> Isn't YouTube banned in China? What "local government rules" are you thinking of, specifically? Google has tons of offices in China, and RnD sweatshops

roenxi 5y ago

I was thinking Chinese ones. Didn't realise YouTube was banned. But nevertheless, as a principle, they have made it clear that they don't want misinformation on their platform and the local government will be pretty clear that this is misinformation. That wouldn't be a radical departure from policy for YouTube. This is well trod ground.

tablespoon 5y ago
> ...they have made it clear that they don't want misinformation on their platform and the local government will be pretty clear that this is misinformation. Come on. "not wanting misinformation on their platform" != kowtowing to authoritarian regimes outside of their jurisdiction.
- roenxi 5y ago
  How, as a matter of policy, do you expect them to make that distinction? The obvious way to do it is to ask the local government what is misinformation. Google isn't an expert on the truth of everything, for all that their search index being impressive.
  - tablespoon 5y ago
    > How, as a matter of policy, do you expect them to make that distinction? They make their own call on what misinformation is (or who to trust to identify it), which is how they actually do it. > The obvious way to do it is to ask the local government what is misinformation. Google isn't an expert on the truth of everything, for all that their search index being impressive. That's not the obvious way, that's a stupid way for reasons that should be obvious for anyone with any knowledge of history or current events. Keep in mind this is political information, not technical information.

baybal2 5y ago

> Isn't YouTube banned in China? What "local government rules" are you thinking of, specifically? Google has tons of offices in China, and RnD sweatshops