Re:X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced
by flir on Monday January 05, 2026 @04:41PM
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Free speech on the internet is the nerdiest of political issues, and this definitely plays to it.
I'm not saying you're wrong about it being brigaded by PR bots, I'm saying it's still political. Hell, everything's political.
Re:X blames users for Grok-generated CSAM; no fixes announced
by ndsipa_pomu on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @08:29AM
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I don't think this is really about free speech - the problem is the artificial speech being out of control.
"Major Silicon Valley Company's Product Creates and Publishes Child Porn" has nothing to do with politics. It's not "political content." It is relevant tech news when someone investigates and points out wrongdoing that tech companies are up to. If another tech company's product was doing this, it would be all over HN and there would be pretty much no flagging.
When these stories get flagged, it's because people don't want bad news to get out about the company--it's not about avoiding politics out of principle.