• yes_this_time@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    The Australian ban, and proposed bans in other countries (generally I only looked at a couple) aren’t targeting things like Nebula though, focus is on large scale user to user platforms.

    I just checked out YouTube front page in a fresh browser and it’s several tiers below Romantasy in my opinion. You may have a more personalized experience, but the front door of Youtube is… nauseating.

    The medium matters as well, the audio, visuals, length, like a sleezy, hyper active content casino.

    Anyway, I cheer for any friction added to these tech companies because they are doing so much harm, so anything to slow them down.

    But I do get the concerns around IDs and privacy (I personally wouldn’t provide any). I think regulatory capture concerns are real as well. My preference would be on targeting the recommendation systems, and also making the platforms liable for content they are broadcasting.

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        7 days ago

        It’s not at all comparable. If I go into a library and get a book on fixing cars, the librarian doesn’t follow me around suggesting Joe Rogan.

        Kids books from the library don’t autoplay a pipeline of incrementingly extreme, dangerous or vapid content.

        I don’t see the value in the data being greater than the cost of administrating a patchwork of varied regulations across the globe.