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> The legal system needs to step up and own online speach monitoring and removals (I'm guessing you're US-based.) So instead of many poor systems trying to do
by _jal 5y ago
> The legal system needs to step up and own online speach monitoring and removals
(I'm guessing you're US-based.) So instead of many poor systems trying to do better, we'll end up with one uniform system working poorly, that just became a nuclear-hot political target implicating the 1st Amendment.
The only arguably positive thing that does is relieve pressure on the platforms, while not allowing any behavioral diversity and making any future moderation adjustments a massive culture-war fight.
- dudus 5y agoIt puts the burden on judging what is or isn't protected free speech or hate speach in the hands of actual judges that are appointed for that purpose exactly.
- _jal 5y agoI get it. I just don't understand why anyone thinks judges should be adjudicating trust and safety issues, why they think that will lead to better outcomes, or why forcing private actors to carry speech they won't want to (which seems to be the goal of such proposals) is in any way proper. Not to mention the staffing issues you're going to have, running all these disputes through the courts...
- chrismcb 5y agoBecause, either they are a common carrier or they aren't. If they are a common carrier, they shouldn't be deciding, but they are also not liable. If they are not a common carrier, they can do what they want, but it carries done liability. Problem is, they want it both ways, decide and have no liability.
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- d110af5ccf 5y ago> It puts the burden on judging what is or isn't protected free speech or hate speach in the hands of actual judges We already have this in the US though. Existing precedent is perfectly clear about what is and isn't permitted speech under the law. But a significant subset of the population isn't happy with the status quo. Hence tech companies censoring things, cancel culture, etc, etc.