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A comment on California bill would let parents sue social media companies for addicting kids. Parent comment

Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by runeks on Thursday March 17, 2022 @05:27AM (#30709221)
> It’s simple. Either users have absolute control over the content that they see, or the social media companies are publishers.

> Go to YouTube. Log out. What do you see? It’s not nothing. They’ve decided what to show you.

Help me understand: if a content platform has a “suggestions” view, then they are publishers? Or only if this view cannot be hidden by the user?

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Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by parkingrift on Thursday March 17, 2022 @08:10AM (#30710241)
>Help me understand: if a content platform has a “suggestions” view, then they are publishers? Or only if this view cannot be hidden by the user?

The former.

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