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VOICE ARCHIVE

Carlos Maza

@gaywonk
20 posts
2024-10-13
“Free speech” was, and is, an unmitigated disaster. I know it sounds inflammatory, but every piece of evidence points to the fact that we need really aggressive government regulation of speech platforms. The free market doesn't work and it never will. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... [image]
2024-10-13 View on X
The Atlantic

The bleak online discourse about hurricanes Milton and Helene revealed not just a misinformation crisis in the US but a cultural assault on reality itself

The truth is, it's getting harder to describe the extent to which a meaningful percentage of Americans have dissociated from reality.

2024-10-12
“Free speech” was, and is, an unmitigated disaster. I know it sounds inflammatory, but every piece of evidence points to the fact that we need really aggressive government regulation of speech platforms. The free market doesn't work and it never will. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ... [image]
2024-10-12 View on X
The Atlantic

The bleak online discourse about hurricanes Milton and Helene revealed not just a misinformation crisis in the US but a cultural assault on reality itself

The truth is, it's getting harder to describe the extent to which a meaningful percentage of Americans have dissociated from reality.

2023-04-14
Substack is a right-wing platform that profits off the work of a lot of leftists. https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-14 View on X
The Verge

Q&A with Substack CEO Chris Best about Notes, asking for investment without sharing financial details, and more, as he evades some content moderation questions

Can Substack handle the wrath of Elon Musk and the pain of content moderation?  —  It is fair to say that Substack …

2021-10-19
This whole thing reads exactly like what a fictional evil corporation would sound like. They might as well have tweeted a Scooby Doo villain's monologue. https://twitter.com/...
2021-10-19 View on X
VICE

Facebook posts an odd thread attacking 30+ unnamed journalists “finishing up a coordinated series of articles based on thousands of pages of leaked documents”

The company decried the use of embargoes to coordinate a coming series of reporting on thousands of pages of leaks, despite regularly using embargoes itself.

2021-04-01
@JayCarney @ewarren Your transformation into corporate lapdog is really remarkable
2021-04-01 View on X
Reuters

During an address, President Biden said Amazon uses “various loopholes” to avoid paying any federal income taxes, but says he doesn't want to “punish” them

Nandita Bose / Reuters :

2020-11-20
YouTube just announced that it will run ads even on non-Partner videos, and will not give creators a cut of the revenue. YouTube is a profoundly exploitative operation that needs to be broken up or unionized. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2020-11-20 View on X
The Verge

YouTube says channels of all sizes may now see ads on them, though only creators big enough to qualify for its Partner Program will be paid any ad revenue

2020-11-19
YouTube just announced that it will run ads even on non-Partner videos, and will not give creators a cut of the revenue. YouTube is a profoundly exploitative operation that needs to be broken up or unionized. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2020-11-19 View on X
The Verge

YouTube says channels of all sizes may now see ads on them, though only creators big enough to qualify for its Partner Program will be paid any ad revenue

The company is rolling it out on a ‘limited number of videos’  —  Starting today, YouTube will begin running ads on some creators' videos …

2020-11-07
It is JARRING seeing how aggressive platforms/newsroom editors are being now that they think it's over. https://twitter.com/...
2020-11-07 View on X
TechCrunch

Twitter permanently bans Steve Bannon's @WarRoomPandemic and YouTube pulls episode of his show after he called for execution of FBI director Wray and Dr. Fauci

Former Presidential advisor and right-wing pundit Steve Bannon had his show suspended from Twitter and an episode removed …

2020-11-05
On YouTube, conspiracy theories and extremism aren't a bug. They're the product. https://twitter.com/...
2020-11-05 View on X
CNBC

YouTube says it won't remove an OANN video called “Trump won”, which claims Democrats are tossing GOP ballots, but says the video undermines election confidence

- Google-owned YouTube refused to take down a video that falsely claims Trump won the Presidential election and democrats committed voter fraud.

On YouTube, conspiracy theories and extremism aren't a bug. They're the product. https://twitter.com/...
2020-11-05 View on X
New York Times

From election night onwards, Twitter and Facebook have continued to label inaccurate election posts from Trump, his campaign staff, and others

Twitter, Facebook and YouTube remained on alert as the lack of a clear election result kept the online misinformation flowing.

2020-10-29
Holy shit. @Spotify is falling into the same extremism trap that every platform falls into. Start making exceptions for high-performing rule-breakers, and pretty soon your content moderation rules fall apart. https://twitter.com/...
2020-10-29 View on X
BuzzFeed News

Internal email: Spotify defends Joe Rogan interviewing Alex Jones, saying it won't “ban specific individuals from being guests on other people's shows”

Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed News :

2020-10-04
Twitter has done jack shit while major right wing commentators have repeatedly encouraged people to drive cars into protesters. https://twitter.com/...
2020-10-04 View on X
VICE

Twitter says it will take action against tweets that openly wish or hope for Trump's death, citing an existing “abusive behavior” rule

“Content that wishes, hopes or expresses a desire for death, serious bodily harm, or fatal disease against an individual is against our rules.”

2020-10-03
Twitter has done jack shit while major right wing commentators have repeatedly encouraged people to drive cars into protesters. https://twitter.com/...
2020-10-03 View on X
VICE

Twitter says it will take action against tweets that openly wish or hope for Trump's death, citing existing “abusive behavior” rule

“Content that wishes, hopes or expresses a desire for death, serious bodily harm, or fatal disease against an individual is against our rules.”

2020-06-01
YouTube makes countless millions off of promoting white supremacist content to its users, and then has the nerve to toss a few pennies to “address social injustice.” This company does not deserve to exist, and should be publicly owned by the people who create its content. https://twitter.com/...
2020-06-01 View on X
GeekWire

A look at recent statements by tech companies, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Salesforce, regarding racism in America after George Floyd's death

Comments Share 70 Tweet Share Reddit Email  —  Seattle tech giants Amazon and Microsoft issued statements this weekend in response …

2019-12-12
4. Demonetization doesn't work on YouTube. It never has. People like Crowder make money through merch sales and direct donations, not AdSense. As long as YouTube gives them a free platform to find new customers, they'll keep breaking the rules. Demonetization doesn't work.
2019-12-12 View on X
BuzzFeed

YouTube bans videos that “maliciously insult” people based on their race, gender, or sex, and will remove some of Steven Crowder's videos targeting Carlos Maza

stuff that targets entire groups. Ben Shapiro smearing Muslims as terrorists. Lauren Southern railing against “mass migration.” This is hate speech with a smile. Carlos Maza / @gay...

YouTube claims it will now ban content that maliciously insults people based on race, sex, etc. https://www.buzzfeed.com/...
2019-12-12 View on X
BuzzFeed

YouTube bans videos that “maliciously insult” people based on their race, gender, or sex, and will remove some of Steven Crowder's videos targeting Carlos Maza

stuff that targets entire groups. Ben Shapiro smearing Muslims as terrorists. Lauren Southern railing against “mass migration.” This is hate speech with a smile. Carlos Maza / @gay...

2. YouTube makes exceptions for popular creators like Crowder, even when moderators flag clear rule-breaking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2019-12-12 View on X
BuzzFeed

YouTube bans videos that “maliciously insult” people based on their race, gender, or sex, and will remove some of Steven Crowder's videos targeting Carlos Maza

stuff that targets entire groups. Ben Shapiro smearing Muslims as terrorists. Lauren Southern railing against “mass migration.” This is hate speech with a smile. Carlos Maza / @gay...

3. “Malicious insults” are only a small part of the problem on YouTube. The bigger problem is hateful content — stuff that targets entire groups. Ben Shapiro smearing Muslims as terrorists. Lauren Southern railing against “mass migration.” This is hate speech with a smile.
2019-12-12 View on X
BuzzFeed

YouTube bans videos that “maliciously insult” people based on their race, gender, or sex, and will remove some of Steven Crowder's videos targeting Carlos Maza

stuff that targets entire groups. Ben Shapiro smearing Muslims as terrorists. Lauren Southern railing against “mass migration.” This is hate speech with a smile. Carlos Maza / @gay...

TL;DR: YouTube loves to manage PR crises by rolling out vague content policies they don't actually enforce. These policies only work if YouTube is willing to take down its most popular rule-breakers. And there's no reason, so far, to believe that it is.
2019-12-12 View on X
BuzzFeed

YouTube bans videos that “maliciously insult” people based on their race, gender, or sex, and will remove some of Steven Crowder's videos targeting Carlos Maza

stuff that targets entire groups. Ben Shapiro smearing Muslims as terrorists. Lauren Southern railing against “mass migration.” This is hate speech with a smile. Carlos Maza / @gay...

My reaction to YouTube's policy announcement is extreme skepticism: 1. “Malicious insults” were already prohibited under YouTube's anti-hate and anti-harassment policies. YouTube rolls out policies like this to distract reporters from the real story: YouTube's non-enforcement.
2019-12-12 View on X
BuzzFeed

YouTube bans videos that “maliciously insult” people based on their race, gender, or sex, and will remove some of Steven Crowder's videos targeting Carlos Maza

stuff that targets entire groups. Ben Shapiro smearing Muslims as terrorists. Lauren Southern railing against “mass migration.” This is hate speech with a smile. Carlos Maza / @gay...