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Re:Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19... by swiley on Monday May 18, 2020 @07:14AM (#23220957)
Meh. If I left an automation roaming the streets and it ate someone’s kid I would get in trouble.

If google’s automations are broken and they harm the world then they need to be responsible and fix them or replace them with people.

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Re:Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19... by carapace on Monday May 18, 2020 @10:32AM (#23222761)
Uber killed Elaine Herzberg and didn't get in trouble.
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Re:Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19... by buttersbrian on Monday May 18, 2020 @09:38AM (#23222115)
But automating something that might eat a kid, versus inadvertently blocking an app access very very different. This why no one is tackling a nanny bot --- repercussions.

Agreed on the last part.

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Re:Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19... by swiley on Monday May 18, 2020 @03:07PM (#23226998)
Ok maybe an automation that blocked a parking lot is a better analogy.
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