idungiveboutnothing t1_j9kk0s2 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 5:36 PM

Reply to comment by Brief_Profession_148 in Google case at Supreme Court risks upending the internet as we know it by dustofoblivion123

So you're saying if I went to a library and told them that I'm doing research on a paper about gangs and asked for any gang related materials they had and they give me a list that the library should then be considered aiding and abetting gangs?

Brief_Profession_148 t1_j9klri2 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 5:46 PM

Not even comparable. The problem isn’t that Isis video are being looked up or are being missed from being removed in a timely fashion. It’s that their reckless poorly written algorithms are suggesting Isis videos after people look at unrelated topics. It’s not the content gatekeeping as the sole issue here, it’s that algorithms are promoting terrible content that is dangerous because it decided it would keep engagement to sell ads. They control that algorithm, they have responsibility for the content they promote just like a normal publisher can be liable for their content. They crossed the line from host to publisher when they started using algorithms to curate content.

Simonic t1_j9lp30t wrote on February 22, 2023 at 9:46 PM

But they aren't a normal publisher. They aren't the creators of the content. You are asking them to be responsible for millions of people who upload content daily. And no algorithm is going to fix removing all instances of "bad" suggestions. It would require staff from just about every language on earth curating/moderating every single video posted. Because that is the only way to remove videos before they "fall" in the algorithm.

Or remove the algorithm, and search videos by "newest first" or "most watched" etc.

idungiveboutnothing t1_j9ko77n wrote on February 22, 2023 at 6:01 PM

It's entirely comparable and it's literally what's happening under the hood of the algorithms. There are correlations built between what you engage with and what others who engaged with that also engaged with so it would be exactly the same as asking for gang related materials and the librarian said "oh you might also want to check out books on trafficking, people who look up stuff on gangs look at that too". Are they speaking on behalf of the entire library because you engaged with them and they answered your question? It really sounds to me like you don't understand how software, servers, algorithms, etc. work.