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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3320637

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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[-] curiousaur@reddthat.com 81 points 1 year ago

This is so so stupid. We should also sue the ISPs then, they enabled the use of YouTube and Reddit. And the phone provider for enabling communications. This is such a dangerous slippery slope to put any blame on the platforms.

[-] narshee@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 1 year ago

I think to blame/sue the company that is nearest to the user should work fine. (following is hyperbolical) If you don't do it that way, then yes it would be slippery because the big bang would need to be sued. But that makes no sense.

[-] curiousaur@reddthat.com 16 points 1 year ago

So if an attack is planned via mail you think we should sue the postal service? The phone company if it's done over the phone?

[-] narshee@iusearchlinux.fyi 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, because these things should be private. Social media however needs some kind of moderation. edit: also go blame the user too, but that should be a given

[-] curiousaur@reddthat.com -2 points 1 year ago

I think just the poster should suffice, we should leave the platforms out of it. If anything, it helps to out the assholes who would post stuff that enables this.

[-] narshee@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 1 year ago

Blocking a user and removing content from a platform should be relatively easy and fast which should prevent organized crimes. Sueing someone afterwords takes way more resources and time.

But a platform can remove content without getting sued. Why sue them too? Because if you don't sue their asses they don't care.

Of course moderation takes time and can't be perfect and this should be considered when suing the platform owners. And yes this could help the assholes, but I think you can report such behavior to the fbi or someone.

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