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YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead::The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

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[-] Marsupial@quokk.au 11 points 1 year ago

Exactly and sites that profit off of hosting extremist content that radicalises terrorists need to be held accountable for their actions.

[-] aidan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Extremist content- or calls to action?

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago
[-] aidan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I don't agree in legislating extremist speech unless it is a call to action

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Why did you want them to build an echo chamber out of your space?

[-] aidan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I don't inherently oppose private platforms controlling who is allowed to comment- I oppose the government deciding certain beliefs are too radical to be allowed on any platform.

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

So? Nobody said the government should get involved here

[-] aidan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Exactly and sites that profit off of hosting extremist content that radicalises terrorists need to be held accountable for their actions.

Implies government led accountability.

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Are you saying personal social accountability is not a thing?

[-] aidan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

What do you mean by social accountability? But no I never said anything about it, I said it was heavily implied that they're talking about government created accountability.

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