In a majority-democrat country, nearly 100% of top performing FB content consists of far-right propaganda and conspiracies.

Is it because only hardcore right wingers use FB anymore, or is it because FB recommendations amplify far-right propaganda at the expense of all else? https://twitter.com/FacebooksTop10/status/1326551915593789450
Do Trump-supporting FB board members and executives have a say in what their algorithm promotes? In fact, they do. https://www.motherjones.com/media/2020/10/facebook-mother-jones/
Facebook manipulated the news you see to appease Republicans, insiders say

Sources tell us the platform tweaked its code to help right-wing publishers and throttle sites like Mother Jones

https://www.motherjones.com/media/2020/10/facebook-mother-jones/
I don't think History will remember someone like Lecun as a convnet pioneer. He will be remembered as the man who was in charge of AI at Facebook during the decade when Facebook's algorithms weakened democracy worldwide and triggered a global wave of far-right populism.
Which is far more momentous and historically significant.
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