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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.

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[-] danielton@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Right, but since YouTube and Facebook are two of the most popular sites in the world, they aren't really just magnets for alt-right crazies, since they appeal to almost everybody.

[-] adroidBalloon@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

right, but “everybody” aren’t the ones committing mass shootings all the time. that’s an alt-right crazies problem.

[-] danielton@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago

I didn't say they were. Facebook and YouTube didn't commit the shootings, and there isn't anything particularly special about them that would disproportionately attract the alt-right crazies. They're not hate sites.

[-] bauhaus@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] danielton@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The Trump supporters like to bitch that Facebook has been censoring their opinions, especially during 2020 and 2021. They felt the same way about Twitter until Elon turned it into a hell hole.

[-] adroidBalloon@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

Trump and his supporters complained that the 2016 election was rigged even after he won.

They’ll say anything to claim victimhood, most often when the opposite is true.

[-] danielton@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I remember that. Unfortunately, I know Trump supporters who still think the elections were rigged.

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