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So you were wrong about the gun analogy and are ignoring the point that the operators are responsible for what Google does.

• VikingCoder 12y ago
  The harmful information was shot out of one website, and bounced off of the Google index. Why are you so completely incapable of blaming the person who actually pulled the trigger? The original source of the harmful information?
  • gress 12y ago
    I said nothing about not blaming the original sites. Only that Google is responsible for the effects of their service.
    • Goronmon 12y ago
      Only that Google is responsible for the effects of their service. To a limit though, right? I mean, you wouldn't expect Google to be sued because someone bombed a location they got directions to via Google Maps. So, why in this case are they any more responsible?
      • gress 12y ago
        Certainly there are limits. That's why it is an issue for courts and legislatures to decide what they should be. My argument is simply that it's entirely appropriate for courts to decide based on the social harms and that 'it's just an algorithm' is utterly irrelevant.
        • chrismcb 12y ago
          So google shouldn't index public newspapers?
          • gress 12y ago
            How does that follow from 'it's up to the courts to decide what is harmful'?