The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead::The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

  • @TyrionsNose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12•1 year ago

    Right, so then they should be operated as a public telecom and be regulated as Title II. This would allow them to be free from such lawsuits.

    However, they want to remain as private for profit companies so they should be held responsible for not acting responsibly.

    • Cosmic ClericEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Last I heard they’re already covered under Safe Harbor laws and are protected.

    • NatanaelEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      It doesn’t make sense to treat websites as utilities. Net neutrality can’t be applied to websites, it would make most basic spam filtering infeasible and blow up operational costs

      • @TyrionsNose@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        You’re right. I was wrong. There is a big difference between websites and ISPs, and in my eagerness to respond I skipped that basic understanding.

        I feel like their should be basic policing of the most horrific things, e.g. child porn. But you’re right, it’s impossible to filter everything out in a timely manner by websites.