[HN Gopher] White House unveils principles for Big Tech reform
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       White House unveils principles for Big Tech reform
        
       Author : usernomdeguerre
       Score  : 30 points
       Date   : 2022-09-08 19:49 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.whitehouse.gov)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.whitehouse.gov)
        
       | ajvs wrote:
       | I'll believe it when I see it. This same administration has been
       | secretly emailing Big Tech to censor people like Alex Berenson so
       | I don't buy that they want moderation transparency and reform.
        
       | docandrew wrote:
       | Maybe I'm cynical, but I see "increase competition," but then see
       | "put stronger safeguards in place" and assume that the
       | regulations will be written in such a way that no upstart
       | competitors can possibly abide by them, concentrating even more
       | power in the hands of the incumbents and reducing competition.
        
         | nebula8804 wrote:
         | Its the beginning of the end.
        
       | StanislavPetrov wrote:
       | >misinformation and disinformation
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       | Nobody has spread more misinformation and disinformation than the
       | government and the intelligence agencies. They are the last
       | people on earth who should be trusted to "regulate" the speech of
       | others, much less determine what qualifies as "misinformation and
       | disinformation".
        
       | michaelwww wrote:
       | What's interesting about this to me is that there's no mention of
       | pornography. In an earlier era porn would have been an issue of
       | highest priority, but I guess the world has accepted that people
       | can view porn without harm. Even the "Protect our kids" section
       | doesn't mention porn.
        
         | docandrew wrote:
         | I don't know that they've accepted the harmlessness of it as
         | much as raised the white flag on the fact that it's too
         | widespread to be shut down, even if they wanted to.
        
       | nicbou wrote:
       | That's a pretty good summary and a pretty good broad plan for
       | dealing with it.
        
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