So, KOSA having passed in the Senate -- and now awaiting House approval -- it's evermore worth grappling with the morass this legislation may well plunge us into
here's a terrific summary by @mmasnick -- seriously worth reading, clear and simple and precise: https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/26/the-kids-online-safety-act-and-the-tyranny-of-laziness/
(via @charliejane)
two quick excerpts here, but seriously, read the whole thing
They _already_ do this for DECADES without oversight.... but are using #StateSponsoredMalware™ from #GammaGroup's #FinFisher #FinSpy #Finsky product line using #ForcedMDM and forced proxies for easy fisher price #MITM #malware exploitation for #civilrights & #humanrights #abuse.
The History of this is just #cointelpro🤝#COPSProgram🤝#FusionCenters🤝#Meta with even WORSE #ChurchCommittee findings since the technology has progressed. Worse. Abuses. Ever.
Domestic TORTURE programs ✓
Whitelisted Financial Crimes ✓
Whitelisted Felons attacking targets & the LEOs and the NGOs ignore it ✓
Coordinated #GangStalking using homeless to attack people in their own home ✓
Coordinated Break INS, same as was the case of #Watergate ✓
Same Corruption but just more Pedophiles ✓
Same generational pedophile families ✓
#BadApples protecting the #BadApples ✓
Same Players running it until they are caught, again ✓
History Repeating ✓
Dumb Cult doing Dumb Cult shit ✓
Gaslighting, baby DARVO types ✓
Fascists gonna Fash to lose that fashcash ✓
This isn't new just ignored and getting worse because of their sociopathy & confidence that that can do it without recourse....
Until... 乁| ･ 〰 ･ |ㄏ
Wait, isn't the order pass the House _first_ legislation wise THEN the Senate. Hmmm. Odd.
@clive @mmasnick @charliejane
Please note the easiest way to avoid this all is by not using highly invasive recommender algorithms.
Become neutral conduits that deliver what the user requested.
BTW, the EU is also highly interested how harmful all these algorithms are, so you won't get away from this pandora box that “optimizing for maximum eye time on most valuable ads” has got you into.
@yacc143 @mmasnick @charliejane
Definitely most mastodon instances are running along that pathway, for sure
@charliejane @yacc143 @mmasnick
I check in there once a week to see what’s going on but the aggressive algorithm sorting is just depressing
@clive @mmasnick @charliejane Maybe it's naive of me to suggest, but if regulations to control the negative consequences of your business model make your business model untenable then the negative consequences *are* your business model.
Obviously, there's the danger of over-regulation stifling legitimate business, but I think the suggestion that Facebook/Twitter/YouTube/et.al. are over-regulated is outrageous.
yep -- with the social media giants, their systems are what they do
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