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YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead (fortune.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Anonymau5@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead::The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This.

I don't know about Reddit, but YouTube 100% drives engagement by feeding users increasingly flammable and hateful content.

[–] zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 1 year ago

Hell they'll even take ad money to promote Jan 6th conspiracies