YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead - eviltoast

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.

  • Anonymousllama@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s not popular nowadays to mention that people need to have self accountability, there’s always apparently a website, service, game or social media platform to “blame” for the actions of the individual

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      1 year ago

      Exactly and sites that profit off of hosting extremist content that radicalises terrorists need to be held accountable for their actions.

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            1 year ago

            I don’t agree in legislating extremist speech unless it is a call to action

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                1 year ago

                I don’t inherently oppose private platforms controlling who is allowed to comment- I oppose the government deciding certain beliefs are too radical to be allowed on any platform.

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                    1 year ago

                    Exactly and sites that profit off of hosting extremist content that radicalises terrorists need to be held accountable for their actions.

                    Implies government led accountability.