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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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Who is in charge of what's deemed "harmful"? How do they decide? Who put them in charge?
Also, what may be harmful to one person, may not be harmful to another person.
If a thing is harmful to any person, it's harmful. Pretty simple.
People say what you just said when they're trying to justify harming other (usually marginalized) groups. Stopping another person or group from being harmed does not equal harm against you.
Edit: I understand it's not that black and white. It's not always the case, just pointing out that many people do use that argument in bad faith.
So do you think content including alcohol should be banned? It could be argued that it harms those who struggle with alcoholism but doesn't effect those who don't. At the same time, I think all of the "non-alcoholic alcohol" that I keep seeing on YouTube is just silly.