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Topic: Computers & Internet

Definition: Beliefs about software, networks and the rules that govern them.

📁 Sub-topics

Topic	Beliefs beneath	What it covers
Artificial Intelligence	2	Computer systems that learn from data to write, draw, predict and decide, and the rules for how they are built and used.
Games	2	Video games, how they are made and sold, how they make money, and what effect they have on the people who play them.
Internet	2	How the internet is run and who sets its rules, from the companies that carry traffic to the laws that govern access, speech and content.
Privacy and Data	2	How personal information is collected, stored, shared and protected by companies and governments, and what people can do about it.
Software	2	How programs are built, licensed, sold and maintained, and how much control the people who use them get over what runs on their devices.

📋 Beliefs filed beneath this topic

Under	Belief	Truth	Belief score
Internet	Internet providers should generally be barred by law from speeding up, slowing down or charging extra for particular websites and services.	0.50	+0.00
Internet	Laws that require people to prove their age before using social media do more harm than good.	0.50	+0.00
Privacy and Data	Companies should need a person's clear permission before collecting their data for advertising.	0.50	+0.00
Privacy and Data	Law enforcement should be able to read encrypted messages when it has a warrant.	0.50	+0.00
Artificial Intelligence	Training AI on copyrighted work without permission should be against the law.	0.50	+0.00
Artificial Intelligence	Governments should not hold back the spread of AI in workplaces in order to protect existing jobs.	0.50	+0.00
Software	When a government pays to have software built for public services, its source code should, by default, be made public for anyone to read.	0.50	+0.00
Software	Phone makers should be allowed to require that every app on their devices pass through an app store they review.	0.50	+0.00
Games	Paid random rewards in video games should be regulated the way gambling is.	0.50	+0.00
Games	Violent content in video games generally needs no government rules beyond the age ratings the game industry already puts on its products.	0.50	+0.00

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