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Comment · 5 years ago
Don't Asians have higher math scores than whites? Or do Asians not count as people of color anymore?
Comment · 5 years ago
This is like saying YC should give their money to the poor instead of investing it in privileged entrepreneurs from Ivy League universities
Comment · 5 years ago
"There was nothing for money to trickle down to."

Wasn't the money reinvested to create those jobs in the first place?

Comment · 5 years ago
Strangely enough, Twitter's former CEO Dick Costolo said this in October:

"Me-first capitalists who think you can separate society from business are going to be the first people lined up against the wall and shot in the revolution. I'll happily provide video commentary."

@dickc was never suspended. He still has his account.

Comment · 8 years ago
I didn't have to read the article. I just watched the leaked video with my own eyes in its entirety.
Comment · 8 years ago
Yeah, but this directly has ramifications for our democracy, doesn't it? It looks they're actively trying to prevent certain content from being seen while exposing the content Google executives feel the masses 'should' see. This doesn't seem very neutral to me. The leaked video is quite disturbing.
Comment · 8 years ago
"(00:54:33) An employee asks what Google is going to do about “misinformation” and “fake news” shared by “low-information voters.” Pichai responds by stating that “investments in machine learning and AI” are a “big opportunity” to fix the problem."

Anyone find this disturbing? They're trying to use AI to manipulate what users 'should' see?

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Comment · 8 years ago
I'd assume the greatest search engineers in the world would know how to distinguish people searching between the two phrases.
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Comment · 8 years ago
There are multiple service providers that provide similar internet download speeds (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile). In your view, would it be okay for these companies to restrict content?
Comment · 8 years ago
The definition of an "internet service provider" is "a company that provides subscribers with access to the Internet". Almost every American has access to AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile for their mobile internet. Should these companies be allowed to block content?
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Comment · 8 years ago
I can switch my ISP from Verizon to AT&T or Comcast with a single phone call tomorrow. Apple is far more of a monopoly than the ISPs in my area. Should we regulate Apple as a public utility?
Comment · 8 years ago
The definition of "freedom of speech" is "the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint" (Oxford Dictionary). It does not say anything about the 1st Amendment.

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