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‘Harmful’ content should not be promoted via social media algorithms, peers say
(www.nationalworld.com)
this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2023
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You're being downvoted for a valid concern. I don't disagree that we should block harmful content, but you're putting that power into the hands of whoever writes the definition.
It's a real problem with no real solution that few people seem to ACTUALLY want to try to solve.
There's definitely a solution for it. Most people dont wanna hear it though because the solution would practically ruin their belief/economic system.
The four way test is a simple and effective tool for anything dealing with ethics or even business if you want to do things the right way.
Journalism has 5 guiding principles but a lot of "journalists" threw that away for more clicks and revenue.