The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

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.

  • theluddite@lemmy.mlEnglish
    465·
    11 months ago

    Is that really all they do though? That’s what theyve convinced us that they do, but everyone on these platforms knows how crucial it is to tweak your content to please the algorithm. They also do everything they can to become monopolies, without which it wouldn’t even be possible to start on DIY videos and end on white supremacy or whatever.

    I wrote a longer version of this argument here, if you’re curious.

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      101·
      11 months ago

      This is a good read, I highly suggest people click the link. Although it is short enough that I think you could have just posted it into your comment.

      • theluddite@lemmy.mlEnglish
        61·
        11 months ago

        Yes, but then I couldn’t harvest all your sweet data.

        Kidding! It’s a static site on my personal server that doesn’t load anything but the content itself. It’s mostly just a PITA to reformat it all mobile.