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Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Proving this "intent to radicalize" in court is impossible. What evidence exists to back up your claim beyond a reasonable doubt?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

The algorithms themselves. This decision opens the algorithms up to discovery and now we get to see exactly how various topics are weighted. These companies will sink or swim by their algorithms.