I think that any solution in the form of a formal government regulation will be subject to that kind of corruption, and real solutions need to be found elsewhere.
I think that’s a fair statement as it relates to the current US government but I don’t think that’s a valid general philosophy. I agree that our current priority should certainly be to implement a government that can be trusted to regulate things effectively. If that isn’t taken care of first then the rest doesn’t matter. As evidenced by, well, everything happening right now haha. Still, the ultimate goal should be government action on this topic because we cannot solve the problem at an individual level. Some people can have better outcomes than others but there’s no level playing field without government intervention.
I agree that our current priority should certainly be to implement a government that can be trusted to regulate things effectively
I don’t, limiting the danger it poses to us and guaranteeing civil liberties should be a higher priority.
Still, the ultimate goal should be government action on this topic because we cannot solve the problem at an individual level. Some people can have better outcomes than others but there’s no level playing field without government intervention.
To me what a level playing field would look like for social media would be mostly about the government no longer doing harmful things that prevent such equal chances, enforcement of the DMCA in particular comes to mind. Exercising more control over who can use which parts of the internet and how, is obviously incredibly dangerous especially given that we know it is possible for a government like the current one to come to power.
If you trust your government less than you trust GAFAM then there is a problem.
One solution is to reduce government intervention, the other is to increase government ‘trustworthiness’ (whatever that means)
I like the second option more in general but of course it depends on the specific legislation.
Oh and fuck the DCMA.
I think that’s a fair statement as it relates to the current US government but I don’t think that’s a valid general philosophy. I agree that our current priority should certainly be to implement a government that can be trusted to regulate things effectively. If that isn’t taken care of first then the rest doesn’t matter. As evidenced by, well, everything happening right now haha. Still, the ultimate goal should be government action on this topic because we cannot solve the problem at an individual level. Some people can have better outcomes than others but there’s no level playing field without government intervention.
I don’t, limiting the danger it poses to us and guaranteeing civil liberties should be a higher priority.
To me what a level playing field would look like for social media would be mostly about the government no longer doing harmful things that prevent such equal chances, enforcement of the DMCA in particular comes to mind. Exercising more control over who can use which parts of the internet and how, is obviously incredibly dangerous especially given that we know it is possible for a government like the current one to come to power.
If you trust your government less than you trust GAFAM then there is a problem.
One solution is to reduce government intervention, the other is to increase government ‘trustworthiness’ (whatever that means)
I like the second option more in general but of course it depends on the specific legislation.
Oh and fuck the DCMA.
I don’t trust either, they’re in cahoots