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> favors more tech regulation You mean "social media regulation". Not "tech regulation".

by andsoitis 11mo ago

nis0s 11mo ago
I think they might also mean surveillance tech, like plate readers and facial recognition.
- amarant 11mo ago
  Social media tech, and surveillance tech, but I repeat myself
- notahacker 11mo ago
  And "don't build Skynet[1] or LLM overlords that can overpower us through the sheer power of their intellect" [1]the UK calls its military satcomms network that, but we've always been different...
- fancyfredbot 11mo ago
  The article contains the questions they asked. The questions are only asking about social media. Specifically whether social media is sufficiently regulated and whether political advertising should be allowed on social media. It does not mention surveillance, and it's not about tech in general. The title is misleading. (Edit: the OP kindly updated the title and it's no longer misleading)
  - bilbo0s 11mo ago
    I'm almost positive a lot of HN Users don't read the studies they comment on. They probably don't even read the articles. Which, ironically, given the topic of this post, speaks to the kinds of pathologies we find out on social media these days.
    - andersa 11mo ago
      The comments are often more interesting than the original articles.
  - nis0s 11mo ago
    Admittedly, I skimmed through the article, but there’s an ongoing discussion around regulation of biometrics, other personal indicators, and privacy (not covered in this article).
- andsoitis 11mo ago
  > I think they might also mean surveillance tech, like plate readers and facial recognition. How should we square that with EU politicians pushing for MORE surveillance, not less? One of many examples: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/24/eu-digital-surveillance-child-protection https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/24/eu-dig...
alphager 11mo ago
Not just social media. Amazon misusing is monopoly powers is also smack in the middle of the target.
snowpid 11mo ago
changed it. Thanks.

> favors more tech regulation You mean "social media regulation". Not "tech regulation".

nis0s 11mo ago

I think they might also mean surveillance tech, like plate readers and facial recognition.

amarant 11mo ago
Social media tech, and surveillance tech, but I repeat myself
notahacker 11mo ago
And "don't build Skynet[1] or LLM overlords that can overpower us through the sheer power of their intellect" [1]the UK calls its military satcomms network that, but we've always been different...
fancyfredbot 11mo ago
The article contains the questions they asked. The questions are only asking about social media. Specifically whether social media is sufficiently regulated and whether political advertising should be allowed on social media. It does not mention surveillance, and it's not about tech in general. The title is misleading. (Edit: the OP kindly updated the title and it's no longer misleading)
- bilbo0s 11mo ago
  I'm almost positive a lot of HN Users don't read the studies they comment on. They probably don't even read the articles. Which, ironically, given the topic of this post, speaks to the kinds of pathologies we find out on social media these days.
  - andersa 11mo ago
    The comments are often more interesting than the original articles.
- nis0s 11mo ago
  Admittedly, I skimmed through the article, but there’s an ongoing discussion around regulation of biometrics, other personal indicators, and privacy (not covered in this article).
andsoitis 11mo ago
> I think they might also mean surveillance tech, like plate readers and facial recognition. How should we square that with EU politicians pushing for MORE surveillance, not less? One of many examples: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/24/eu-digital-surveillance-child-protection https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/24/eu-dig...

alphager 11mo ago

Not just social media. Amazon misusing is monopoly powers is also smack in the middle of the target.

snowpid 11mo ago

changed it. Thanks.