Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

Post by zekrioca » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 6:04 AM UTC

mastazi wrote: post #719

crazygringo wrote: post #388

I see a lot of comments misinterpreting this. First, it's not about private files, it's about distributing content. Google isn't spying on your private files, but does scan them when you share them publicly. E.g. keep all the pirated movies you want on your Drive, and even give private access to friends, but the moment you make them publicly viewable Google scans them and limits access accordingly. So no, this isn't…

> when you share them publicly from the wording in the link[1], it seems even if you share the document with just one single person, and that person flags it, Google is then allowed to investigate. So, the pre-condition is not sharing publicly, just sharing. > So no, this isn't applying to your private diary or privately shared documents. Well this seems to be inaccurate based on the text cited below[1], do you have…

Post by bamboozled » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 6:07 AM UTC

shrimpx wrote: post #720

nickysielicki wrote: post #571

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The bigger problem that I have with the idea that misinformation kills democracy is that it seems to suggest that misinformation is some new phenomenon or that the average person has been well informed throughout the history of western democracy. Democracy thrived before the printing press. Democracy survived the invention of the printing press, which was mostly in the hands of magnates who could afford it. Democracy…

What I’m seeing is a disintegration of the narrative, with a relatively small group of disinformation plutocrats bombarding minds at scale with conflicting positions. A compassionate view of humanity would say that humans are basically accepting. This openness can then be abused by viral misinformation. We could take the view that humans should just be self protecting and if they got duped that’s on them. But IMO tha…

Post by SV_BubbleTime » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 6:20 AM UTC

trhway wrote: post #108

Such rules are probably not for everyday enforcement. It is more like Russia laws - have something to use when needed and/or to publicly demonstrate that you care about the issue.

Post by nostoc » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 6:26 AM UTC

mjthompson wrote: post #730

weare138 wrote: post #709

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>You cannot have true democracy if people cannot disagree with their governments, they must be able to disagree with any truth or opinion such a government might consider self-evident, just on the off chance they're right. Google is not the government. It's a private company owned by private citizens who also have the same constitutional rights. You're not being 'censored'. It's not a violation of your free speech. Y…

I'm not even close to convinced by your response. Relying on the public-private divide as the sole basis for your retort is weak. You also assert that the person is pushing a personal narrative, but I suggest you're doing the same. There's an argument that private corporations that are involved in dissemination of information (search engines and social media) should respect principles of freedom of speech as a democr…

Post by mschuster91 » Sat, Jul 17, 2021, 6:42 AM UTC

contravariant wrote: post #505

Steltek wrote: post #493

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What would you do to combat the deliberate misinformation campaign that is weakening the US and many other countries? While propaganda and polarization are not new, the speed, reach, and aggregation are only possible with modern communication. An early tidbit that may have been lost with deplatforming was that Euro leaders also disagreed, citing that only the state could be trusted with that power. However, the US Co…

It's a hard problem for democracy, the best countermeasures I know of are transparency and education, but those are mitigations at best, you can't really do much if a majority of people believe an untruth. You could also elect me as your benevolent dictator, I'll be happy to bring the misinformation to an end, but the lie I'd tackle first would be that this has anything to do with democracy.