The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

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.

  • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺English
    3•2 years ago

    If the suggestion algorithms helped radicalize the attacker, by feeding him moreand more racist content, then that is entirely different from a mass shooting scene in a movie.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•2 years ago

      Racist content doesn’t fly on youtube…unless it’s put out there by corporate outlets.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•2 years ago

        That… isn’t true at all.

        Unless they’re just blatantly saying slurs, which they almost never do, the dog whistles never get caught by the moderation bots.