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by claytongulick 1769 days ago
> This article is a dog whistle for right-wing behaviour and is quite frankly problematic

Every time I see a sentence like this, I interpret it as the first step of an attempt to reduce speech.

Step 1: Identify 'problematic' content.

Step 2: Create rules to limit the distribution of 'problematic' content.

Step 3: Broaden the definition of 'problematic' content to include anything that disagrees with a specific point of view.

Step 4: Dystopian hell straight from Orwell.

> can make sure that the things you see, and the way the algorithms work, are done in a way that is good for you.

Is this a 'woosh' moment? Is this intended to be satire?

> I used to be against mass surveillance, logging everything

> Is this what we should look into next?

If this is satire, can you please clarify?