Re:After a livestreamed suicide, TikTok waited to call police
by cj on Friday February 07, 2020 @11:44AM
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> Comparing a physical space to a digital one is absurd.
I agree, it's an absurd idea because we tend to think of digital life and physical life as totally separate legal realms. I think over the next 10 years as digital and physical life become even more intertwined, this will start to change.
> Regulation will be used suppress speech and to further serve their paying customers: advertisers, politicians, special interest groups, corporations.
I also agree. But you have to balance that with the public benefit of moderated platforms vs unmoderated platform. It's a really tricky balance to get right, which is why I think a lot of people don't like the idea of more regulation.
It's a tricky problem. There might be a better solution. But I don't think the solution is to keep things working the way they are.
I agree, it's an absurd idea because we tend to think of digital life and physical life as totally separate legal realms. I think over the next 10 years as digital and physical life become even more intertwined, this will start to change.
> Regulation will be used suppress speech and to further serve their paying customers: advertisers, politicians, special interest groups, corporations.
I also agree. But you have to balance that with the public benefit of moderated platforms vs unmoderated platform. It's a really tricky balance to get right, which is why I think a lot of people don't like the idea of more regulation.
It's a tricky problem. There might be a better solution. But I don't think the solution is to keep things working the way they are.