L4sBotAug 17, 2023

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead

https://lemmy.world/post/3320637

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead - Lemmy.world

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.

Show threadOtkazAug 17, 2023
It use to be video games and movies taking the blame. Now it’s websites. When are we going to decide that people are just bat shit crazy and guns need some form of regulation?
Show threadAnonymousllama
It’s not popular nowadays to mention that people need to have self accountability, there’s always apparently a website, service, game or social media platform to “blame” for the actions of the individual
Aug 18, 2023 at 1:31amWeb
Show threadQuokkaAug 18, 2023
Exactly and sites that profit off of hosting extremist content that radicalises terrorists need to be held accountable for their actions.
Show threadaidanAug 18, 2023
Extremist content- or calls to action?
Show threadNatanaelAug 18, 2023
Why is that an either or?
Show threadaidanAug 19, 2023
I don’t agree in legislating extremist speech unless it is a call to action
Show threadNatanaelAug 19, 2023
Why did you want them to build an echo chamber out of your space?
Show threadaidanAug 19, 2023
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.
Show threadNatanaelAug 19, 2023
So? Nobody said the government should get involved here
Show threadaidanAug 19, 2023

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.

Show threadNatanaelAug 20, 2023
Are you saying personal social accountability is not a thing?
Show threadaidanAug 20, 2023
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.
Show threadShapillonAug 18, 2023
How is self accountability incompatible with systemic issues?