Social media's big tobacco moment

[EyeballKid]

The present Congress should at least try and get a grip on this stuff

The present congress is (A) too old to understand the dangers inherent in social media and AI technology, and (B) dependent upon funding from the founders and owners of the platforms and technologies they should be regulating.

 

[mpaer]

The present congress is (A) too old to understand the dangers inherent in social media and AI technology, and (B) dependent upon funding from the founders and owners of the platforms and technologies they should be regulating.

Without question

 

[4thgenheel]

The big question will be if/when the social media companies knew? Did they know there was addictive behavior? Did they know there was damage being done to minors? Did they modify anything as a result, or carry on (or make it worse)?

i'm gonna (educated) guess: probably at least a decade ago, yes, yes and no modifications, carried right along.

 

[mpaer]

i'm gonna (educated) guess: probably at least a decade ago, yes, yes and no modifications, carried right along.

The potential for Billions of $ of profits-well that's Murica
I am 100% sure that same type of thing will happen with "AI"-for the same reason