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There are details, but we can get them right if the political will is there. The big picture is that platforms should be responsible for their arbitrary and sel
by galdosdi 2y ago
There are details, but we can get them right if the political will is there. The big picture is that platforms should be responsible for their arbitrary and self-serving publishing and promoting decisions, while being shielded from liability when they act more like a simple common carrier.
For example, I think I'd be OK with some sort of exemption for pure-text content. Most of the problematic content out there isn't pure text.
And/or maybe trivial to describe rules like upvotes, linear historical feeds, etc need to count as an algorithm-- If it's obvious to a "reasonable person" with a high school education exactly how the content is being selected, it does not need to count as the platform making publication choices.
Focus on the big picture and the details will follow. It in no way is a takedown of a big idea to point out that implementation will require some attention to detail. The big picture of social security is "If you're too sick or old to work, we should pay you" but the details fill volumes and volumes. This is nothing new; it's how laws work.