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As an adult can I opt out of this and decide for myself what media to consume?
by bilsbie 3y ago
As an adult can I opt out of this and decide for myself what media to consume?
- dizlexic 3y agoWeirdly enough, according to the fine print of the internet no no you can't.
- chrisan 3y agoWhat is the opting in or mandatory part of this?
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- pksebben 3y agoTake it you didn't read the article. The "Media" in "Media Manipulation", in this case, is like "a picture" or "a video", not "The Media" (as I also initially thought.) This is a set of tech meant to ID deepfakes, not to restrict access or to disseminate messaging generally. It's not a bad thing to exist, if it can actually be done. I'd prefer to know if a picture is bunkum.
- kelipso 3y agoThe end goal is "The Media" manipulation. Idea being you automate the identification of disinformation, automate alerting social media websites of disinformation. The website themselves will of course be incentivized to automatically remove disinformation based on the alerts. Practically speaking, it will allow mass manipulation of public opinion for pretty much any topic by identifying opposing opinions as disinformation and automating the process nationwide or worldwide.
- BirAdam 3y agoI would hope that this is made open source tho. I don’t really trust any government and/or megacorp contractor to tell me honestly whether or not something is fake/real.
- echelon 3y agoIf people's needs aren't being met and they decide to follow one party or ideology, that's just the way the cookie crumbles. This is democracy. To forcefully change people's minds, regardless of what party or beliefs they have, is authoritarian. This desire to bolster truth will be political. It comes from the same place as the idea that we should censor certain discourse or ban certain books.