Posted on 08/05/2019 12:06:30 PM PDT by Pollard
After two recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, President Trump said his administration would ask social media companies to develop tools that could detect potential mass shooters.
While delivering a speech on the recent violence, Trump said “we must do a better job of identifying and acting on early warning signs,” and he suggested social media companies could develop new ways of catching “red flags.”
“I am directing the Department of Justice to work in partnership with local state and federal agencies, as well as social media companies, to develop tools that can detect mass shooters before they strike,” Trump said in the speech.
While the president did not specify what those “tools” might look like, Trump seemed to be suggesting that companies could use predictive software to single out potential shooters based on their activity on a platform. Crucially, this would mean taking action before a person commits violent crimes. Data-mining tools are in wide use, but creating a detection system for violence would inevitably raise a host of privacy and accountability issues.
what the hell is he thinking?
uhh….Mr. President, with all due respect, that’s impossible.
Sounds like 8Chan just needs to turn over their user list.
I’m sorry. Trump is completely owned at this point.
I don’t see a problem with this. He’s referring to obvious cases where some mutant posts a manifesto online, explaining how he’s going to shoot up a WalMart in El Paso.
I’m glad I don’t “get on gab’ anymore because you know half of them will be referred.
Yep, anyone with a MAGA hat; anyone who supports the 2A; anyone who is an assertive conservative. This would weaponize the social media platforms and turn them into the Department of Pre-Crime.
Will the real Donald J. Trump please stand up...
They already shut down conservatives. So they might as well start shutting down the liberal 8chantards.
“First, they came for 8Chan.....”
Your entire base got reported in 3 minutes Mr. President.
Can Democrat candidates be referred?
Can Democrat Congressmen?
If they can immediately ban a conservative for a post, they can easily flag these nuts!...................
ya.....the folks who don’t believe in God are going to establish the rules.....????
Problem is, they already have a history of ignoring calls of violence from the left and muslims/isis. They only ban people on the right for stuff like that.
I disagree. In fact, I think it is very smart for him to pin some of the responsibility for these crimes on social media companies that are totally hostile to him and should be considered mostly off limits for any considers himself a conservative.
See my last comment right below yours. You’re actually making my point.
They will flag the conservatives.
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