Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation
by goodluckchuck on Thursday October 15, 2020 @12:18PM
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That's the how, but not the why.
A free flow of information is a net good. Restricting information is a net bad. Western society learned this 400 years ago.
These are the same arguments which were used against the printing press, now being used against the internet, fighting against a new enlightenment the same way that the church fought to maintain their monopoly on knowledge.
All combating "extremism" does is protect entrenched stakeholders from the truth.
Re:YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation
by WarOnPrivacy on Thursday October 15, 2020 @01:54PM
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A free flow of information is a net good - by default.
From this point, publicly visible information that consistently shows to be counterproductive could be reasonably restricted from the highest volume platforms.
1 zillion loopholes ought to be enough for anyone.
Exactly this.
Your points about extremist content stand as well. We've countless examples of NGOs that fight extremism, that get their content taken down due to algorithmic monitoring.
AI aren't capable of this sort of nuanced decision making and there is no evidence that they're going to be capable in the near future.
The only method to achieve consistent, quality content monitoring involves human eyes backed by qualified human judgment.