• db2@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Reminder: Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has defended child pornography, saying that stopping it is “gatekeeping”.

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      2 months ago

      All mega corps are shit and run by assholes.

      Except Costco. For now at least.

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        2 months ago

        As someone who just tried to sign up for a Costco membership online and couldn’t get past the first page of registration, on multiple devices, Costco is kinda shit too, lol.

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            2 months ago

            Planning on it lol. Was just mildly annoyed because I needed a product I have to order through their website anyway and I’ll probably need to get a month supply somewhere else to hold me over until I can get the membership and finally get it shipped.

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      2 months ago

      His position was essentially:

      1. AI systems sometimes produce harmful or illegal content despite safeguards.
      2. Governments shouldn’t use that as a reason to pressure platform gatekeepers to remove an entire service.

      Important distinctions:

      1. He said he defends open platforms and free speech.
      2. He explicitly said he does not defend the harmful content itself.