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I would argue that recommender systems that are tuned to drive profits through engagement are exactly what is wrong with today's internet. I don't have a strong

I would argue that recommender systems that are tuned to drive profits through engagement are exactly what is wrong with today's internet. I don't have a strong opinion of whether they should be protected by Section 230, but nerfing those systems will almost surely make things better, not worse.

data-abuse 4y ago
Nerf recommender systems and improve search quality. Make algorithms simple enough for people to understand ie "People frequently watched this video after this one", "People who like this video also like this", "This video is popular today for people who also like ____". Ultimately, this case is really, really good. It has terrorism in it thus national security concerns. The law in question is fundamental to the success of the tech companies, so any change to it's interpretation shakes the foundations of an entire industry. If the interpretation is significant, it could force congress to take the question on how to change the tech industry more seriously like after the right to abortion was struck down. That would be incredibly significant. The effects of the change would likely be in force by the 2024 elections, which the effectiveness of the social media arm of the presidential campaigns has been a decider in every election since 2008 (except 2012 since it wasn't competitive). This case could set the course of history for the next 2 years at least
- neovialogistics 4y ago
  Where do you set the line dividing search ranking and algorithmic recommendation? It seems simple but there's actually a lot of recommendation that goes into preventing malicious content from using SEO techniques to game the rankings. Google results are pretty bad nowadays but they could be much worse.