Not the hill I'd die on, but I'm not a billionaire.
  • Fedizen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    291·
    14 days ago

    Absolutely insane take. The reason Grok can generate CP is because it was trained on it. Musk should be arrested just for owning that shit.

    • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
      7·
      14 days ago

      We all live in a two tier justice system.

      The one tier is for the capital class. Generally, as long as they don’t commit crimes against the government or others in the capital class. These offenders get the slap on the wrist justice system. The Government had enough evidence between witnesses and documentary evidence from the Epstein files to atleast open investigations and charge some of the people. The only people to be arrested and charged were Epstein and Maxwell. It took a long time before either of them faced any serious consequences for their actions.

      Everyone else gets the go fuck yourself justice system.

  • yermaw@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    13 days ago

    I bet hes kind of right, here in the UK we just lost a whole bunch of rights and privacies online under the guise of “protect the kids” but its kind of weird to be piping up against it when theres actually protections needed.

    • JcbAzPx@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      13 days ago

      This isn’t really a change, though, I’m pretty sure. People have been able to make photo-realistic depictions a lot longer than AI has existed and those have rightfully been held to be illegal in most places because the confusion it causes makes it harder to stop the real thing.

      • yermaw@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        13 days ago

        Its not really a change, so much as its suddenly incredibly easy for anyone of any ability to do it as much as they want with near seamless results.

        Every year its got easier and easier to do it more and more believably, but suddenly all you have to do is literally ask the computer and it happens. The line has to be drawn somewhere.

      • chiliedogg@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        13 days ago

        I think the difference here is that Twitter has basically installed a “child porn” button. If their reaction had been to pull the product and install effective safeguards, it wouldn’t be as bad. It’s a serious fuckup, but people screw up every day.

        Instead, they’ve made it so you can pay them to have access to the child porn generator.

    • Rose@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      12 days ago

      It would be weird if it were the only time he’s called out the Google and Apple monopolies and their control over apps, but it’s been a running theme for him (and his legal battles). Two examples from a quick lookup:

      • His tweet where he calls out Apple for removing privacy apps at the request of Russia, and for allegedly threatening to remove Twitter in 2024.
      • His tweet on Apple removing the Russian social media app VK following the US sanctions related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

      Personally, I see no issue with platforms removing content they deem to be problematic, and I’m sure Sweeney agrees, given that the Epic store prohibits pornography for example. However, as he’s said repeatedly, Apple in particular is unique in that it removing an app means there’s practically no way for an iPhone user to access it, since there’s no sideloading.

      If it were an app dedicated to CSAM, I don’t think anyone would take issue, but his argument is that removing the app would deplatform all of its 500M users, most of whom are probably not pedos. I’m critical of people being on X, but it’s also undeniable that despite the far-right leaning and CEO, there are still leftists and people belonging to minority groups who are on it, for whatever reason. Are they pedophile and Nazi enablers too? I’m inclined to say yes, but I don’t know how many people would agree.

      Edit: Format and details.

    • andybytes@programming.devEnglish
      1·
      14 days ago

      I mean the capitalist are the ones calling the shots since the imperial core is no democracy. This is their battle we are their dildos.

    • fonix232@fedia.io
      151·
      14 days ago

      It is when one side of the political palette is “against” it but keeps supporting people who think CSAM is a-okay, while the other side finds it abhorrent regardless who’s pushing it.

  • bread@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    58·
    14 days ago

    What a reprehensible, disingenuous representation of what he actually said. I’m not a fan of the guy, but PC Gamer is trash as well. Scary to see how people here are reacting just because it’s about X and AI.

    • popcar2@piefed.caEnglish
      34·
      14 days ago

      Yeah nobody in this thread went past the title, but that’s literally not what he said.

      He actually said that demanding X remove AI features is gatekeeping since competitors get to keep them, which is still a dumb take but very very far from “Tim Sweeny loves child porn”…

  • SoloCritical@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    14 days ago

    Man that title gives me a stroke trying to decipher it… it almost reads like Tim Sweeney wants Twitter banned but clearly that’s not the case…

  • DicJacobus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    112·
    13 days ago

    Im not going to comment on whatever he’s commenting on.

    Im just going to re-affirm that Tim Sweeney is a fucking moron. in any and all cases

    • D_C@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      42·
      14 days ago

      I think it’s more a:
      “Guy who enjoys making child porn on xhitter gets angry when decent people want to ban it.”
      type situation.

      If I see someone arguing for something then that’s because they want it. Or want to use it.