ruffslJul 29, 2023

Google Tries to Defend Its Web Environment Integrity as Critics Slam It as Dangerous

https://programming.dev/post/1035659

Google Tries to Defend Its Web Environment Integrity as Critics Slam It as Dangerous - programming.dev

> > Attacks and doxing make me personally MORE likely to support stronger safety features in chromium, as such acts increase my suspicion that there is significant intimidation from criminals who are afraid this feature will disrupt their illegal and/or unethical businesses, and I don’t give in to criminals or bullies > > Kick a puppy > Get attacked for kicking a puppy > “These attacks make me MORE likely to keep kicking puppies, as I don’t give in to intimidation from criminals and bullies that want healthy puppies for their nefarious ends.” - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36916444 [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36916444]

Show threadSebeck0401Jul 29, 2023

Is it just me or are Twitter, Reddit, and now Google, scrambling to lock their doors to any entities trying to scrape the web for new AI datasets?

All these hugely unpopular decisions, taken on short notice, that may be fatal to their platforms, seem to be more like knee jerk reactions to protect their treasure hoards of possible AI input data.

Opinions?

Show threadFluffyPotato
I my experience the people running large companies are idiots who got their position by brown nosing the right people so it doesn’t really surprise me. Google is pretty well known too for coming up with stupid ideas they scrap in a few years
Jul 29, 2023 at 8:41pmWeb
Show threadipkpjersiJul 30, 2023
Hopefully this is just another idea they scrap and they don’t follow through with it.
Show threadNekoRivJul 30, 2023

Reminds me of the CEO saying that they don’t play video games but are behind stadia.

I called it in my circle that it would be shut down in roughly 3 years.