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Originally Posted by Duruss

Here's some proof: remember when twitter turned an AI into a racist?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_(bot)

How is that proof of anything, other than twitter is toxic?

For those those worried that “it could happen to you”, do you think this was done capriciously without cause? If anything, banning Trump should have happened years ago. If I spout lies and incite violence, then yes, it could and should happen to me.

These tech companies do carry tremendous power, no question. The answer would seem to be that they should be regulated; they should ensure a safer, less bot filled environments that amplify the awful. “Free” markets produce externalities that must be addressed through government. Not an easy task and it will take some nuanced discussion surrounding Section 230, anti-trust law and other federal levers that one party in particular has ignored or actively weakened. This can get better.