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Re:Judges Rule Big Tech's Free Ride on Section 230 Is Over by Jensson on Thursday August 29, 2024 @07:54PM (#41396532)
You can view the content via direct links or search, recommendation algorithms isn't the only way to view it.

If you child porn that gets shared via direct links then that is bad even if nobody can see it, but it is much much worse if you start recommending that to people as well.

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Re:Judges Rule Big Tech's Free Ride on Section 230 Is Over by krapp on Thursday August 29, 2024 @09:14PM (#41396942)
Everything is related. Search results are usually generated based on recommendations, and direct links usually influence recommendations, or include recommendations as related content.

It's rarely if ever going to be the case that there is some distinct unit of code called "the algorithm" that can be separated and considered legally distinct from the rest of the codebase.

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