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ComicOzzy t1_j8jius8 wrote

Reply to comment by zen-poster-34 in Meta's chief business officer is leaving after 13 years amid the company ramping up its focus on 'efficiency' by luxisa

A knife manufacturer does not profit with each successful piercing of flesh the way FaceBook does. FaceBook acts with the resources of nation states as if it is one. It has seen how data from its platform is used, issued worthless statements of apology, and continued supplying the data and the platform to those who are abusing the platform for horrific goals. FB is aware of this. They are supporting it. Profit is all that matters. Humans are products.

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zen-poster-34 t1_j8l8qt9 wrote

If no social media sites existed, they would be sending emails or dropping leaflets. Go after printing companies next? Or find the idiot distributing this garbage and jail him?

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ComicOzzy t1_j8lyagv wrote

Social media is such a completely different animal to emails and leaflets. And no, you don't go after them "instead". But they should have some oversight, rules, consequences. Whether you build a house or high rise apartment building, in most countries there are engineering and safety standards that must be followed. The government is involved to protect people. This doesn't exist for social media platforms. Not in any real, meaningful way.

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rysworld t1_j8sh9ed wrote

You're like the invert of a luddite- someone who insists the march of technology doesn't change anything at all, actually, everything is the same as it was. Absolutely bizarre take.

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zen-poster-34 t1_j8shp6b wrote

It's only bizarre because you're completely missing the point. Bad actors always find a way.

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