Musk's X sues New York over social media hate speech law
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The New York law requires social media companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism, and other contentious content.
  • @forrgott@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    14•14 hours ago

    Deciding what content is acceptable on social media platforms “engenders considerable debate among reasonable people about where to draw the correct proverbial line,” X said. “This is not a role that the government may play.”

    Bullshit. That is absolutely a suitable role for elected officials. And it is NOT a role he has any business assigning himself.

    • @BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world
      6•13 hours ago

      Hate speech often rides the edge of inciting violence and many acts of homegrown terrorism are often preceded by vitriolic social media posts. There should absolutely be additional monitoring of these accounts, especially when posts are public.

      • @forrgott@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        5•13 hours ago

        Definitely. But leave it up to the capitalists and you just know that they’ll let shit slide because “engagement”.

  • @PunkRockSportsFanEnglish
    28•16 hours ago

    At what point do the rest of us just say “fuck this shit let’s get this asshole”?

  • @Lembot_0003@lemmy.zipEnglish
    8•16 hours ago

    Ha, that piece of shit might be of some use, after all! Yes, force them to show the methods and rules of their surveillance.