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The problem is Google has no incentive to do it. Section 230 gives them blanket immunity. They make just as much money shipping malware as legitimate ads. Char
by ocdtrekkie 4y ago
The problem is Google has no incentive to do it. Section 230 gives them blanket immunity. They make just as much money shipping malware as legitimate ads.
Charge Google a fine every time they serve a malicious ad and they will fix it.
- JohnFen 4y agoI don't think this is a thing that section 230 covers.
- ocdtrekkie 4y agoIt is. It's one of the reasons it's such an inept law: It refers to the concept of moderation in the context of "good faith" efforts, but fails to account for the influence of money in decisionmaking. This impacts all user-generated content, whether it be a social media post or an ad.
- JohnFen 4y agoExcept that advertising is already covered by existing regulations that 230 doesn't supercede. But IANAL, and I'll concede that I may be thinking of how it should be rather than how it is. Nonetheless, all of my comments are engaging in wishful thinking. Google is a monster and I'm not sure anyone can tame it anytime soon.