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Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

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[–] FlyingSpaceCow 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Any precedent here regardless of outcome will have significant (and dangerous) impact, as the status quo is already causing significant harm.

For example Meta/Facebook used to prioritize content that generates an angry face emoji (over that of a "like") - - as it results in more engagement and revenue.

However the problem still exists. If you combat problematic content with a reply of your own (because you want to push back against hatred, misinformation, or disinformation) then they have even more incentiive to show similar content. And they justify it by saying "if you engaged with content, then you've clearly indicated that you WANT to engage with content like that".

The financial incentives as they currently exist run counter to the public good