It's worth noting that in the US there is already the DMCA that content creators can use to take down their work.
Most content owners even big companies like Disney choose to allow (or maybe just ignore) the memes and likenesses because it's free advertising. So in a way they are getting value.
> "The indictment further alleges that Holmes and Balwani knew that many of their representations about the analyzer were false. For example, allegedly, Holmes and Balwani knew that the analyzer, in truth, had accuracy and reliability problems, performed a limited number of tests, was slower than some competing devices, and, in some respects, could not compete with existing, more conventional machines."
>"But, more crucial, it’s also an expression of techno-fundamentalism, the unshakable belief that one can and must invent the next technology to fix the problem caused by the last technology. Techno-fundamentalism is what has landed us in this trouble. And it’s the wrong way to get us out."
Platforms like Facebook are just exposing these innate human biases that have existed since the birth of our species.
The congressional hearings showed that even for some really smart people it's hard to understand the annals of technology and the broader dynamics.
In my view Mr. Zuckerberg's points on AI were more about identifying bots, and bad actor campaigns and not focused on censorship of individual ideas.
Mark Miller's class "The Science of Great UI" at DevIQ is pretty awesome. He teaches principles of design and ease of use and then shows example after example in the physical and digital realms.
Most content owners even big companies like Disney choose to allow (or maybe just ignore) the memes and likenesses because it's free advertising. So in a way they are getting value.