The fact that #Facebook could tweak its algorithms, and did, during the election is proof that something can be done!
The fact that they've already done away with those modifications demonstrates one simple thing...
Division and rage drive this company! https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/12/with-the-election-over-facebook-gets-back-to-spreading-misinformation
The fact that they've already done away with those modifications demonstrates one simple thing...
Division and rage drive this company! https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/12/with-the-election-over-facebook-gets-back-to-spreading-misinformation
Of course the alt right and tRvmps allies in Congress probably already howled about these changes but in the end #Zuckerburg follows his bottom line...
"Other measures Facebook has developed to combat political misinformation and hate speech have been scaled back...
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#Facebook
"Other measures Facebook has developed to combat political misinformation and hate speech have been scaled back...
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or vetoed by executives in the past, either because they hurt Facebook’s usage numbers or because executives feared they would disproportionately harm right-wing publishers, several Facebook employees told The Times last month."
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#Facebook https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/technology/facebook-reverses-postelection-algorithm-changes-that-boosted-news-from-authoritative-sources.html
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#Facebook https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/technology/facebook-reverses-postelection-algorithm-changes-that-boosted-news-from-authoritative-sources.html
The major acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp have now brought the wrath of a potential antitrust suit down on this empire. But just as important, IMO, is serious, bipartisan legislation to properly regulate Social Media in general.
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#Facebook https://www.npr.org/2020/12/11/945234491/the-wrath-of-mark-takeaways-from-the-governments-case-against-facebook?utm_medium=techboard.fri.media.20201211&utm_source=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=campaign
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#Facebook https://www.npr.org/2020/12/11/945234491/the-wrath-of-mark-takeaways-from-the-governments-case-against-facebook?utm_medium=techboard.fri.media.20201211&utm_source=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=campaign