Re:Expanded Protections for Children
by gpm on Thursday August 05, 2021 @07:38PM
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The blame for that falls squarely on the
a) Executives at Alphabet, who are ultimately in charge of the companies decisions
b) The individual product managers, lawyers, engineers, and whoever else is involved in creating, maintaining, and running the system that bans people inappropriately.
The algorithm they are using is a tool that they are using to do this, using a tool does not absolve them of the responsibility in any way.
a) Executives at Alphabet, who are ultimately in charge of the companies decisions
b) The individual product managers, lawyers, engineers, and whoever else is involved in creating, maintaining, and running the system that bans people inappropriately.
The algorithm they are using is a tool that they are using to do this, using a tool does not absolve them of the responsibility in any way.