AI is getting better at performing mass categorization of photos and text. A developer can scrape a bunch of photos from, say, Facebook -- either directly, likely violating the terms of service, or through offering an app by which people ...
I participate in a regular poll by the Christian Science Monitor on Internet policy topics. This week's question was about the recent data breaches at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management:
As you can see, most people said yes. I count myself ...
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Heroic efforts by reporter @AnneMcCloyNews to resolve cases of people whose unemployment claims are in limbo. But shouldn’t officials set up their own functioning hotline rather than requiring inquiries to channel through her for prompt answers? theatlantic.com/politics/arch…
@normative It’s entirely possible for those in the second camp to think the liability should be generously shaped (a la bookseller liability) to avoid the crush of “one false move and you’re dead.”
Just funny that the two 230-hating views serve opposing goals.
@normative I think the 230-haters who worry about political bias think, yes, YouTube shouldn’t take down anything legal. (Not clear their view on legal pornography.)
230-haters who rue its immunizing actionable content think that YouTube should be required to take stuff like this down.
@DNBethLeBlanc@Fahrenthold@detroitnews@nannburke Might there be a way for out-of-towners to read an article like this as a one-off without procuring a full subscription to the Detroit News? If I could click to pay, say, 50 cents, I'd happily do it. Microtransactions have been yesterday's technology of tomorrow for so long.
