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Yes libertarians would be pissed if right-leaners control news. But the topic here is facebook. Let's stay on topic.

by dba7dba 10y ago

krapp 10y ago
Stop telling people what the topic is, please. This is a public forum, you can't control other people's conversations, or determine the validity of their interests. Post a comment about Facebook that's worth replying to if you want to steer things away from politics.
- dba7dba 10y ago
  @krapp EDIT: I said stay on topic, because some will try to go tangent to prevent meaningful discussion on the real topic. Much like politicians not answering questions. This achieves one's goal of causing FUD to keep the person/organization's brand from getting tarnished. If facebook comes out saying it's not true, will anyone really believe them, knowing their past practices? Facebook has a lot of eyeballs looking and thus influence, and so the higher-ups there now want to use it to influence others. Much like celebrities do. And they got to such position of influence using not so good tactics. Are people ok with this? My guess is not.
bobwaycott 10y ago
I am staying on topic. That I ask a followup to identify the extent of where someone stands on an issue isn't going off-topic. The parent made a statement about ideological leaning informing their ire toward information suppression. I was curious if it was one-way ire. Since you aren't the parent, I don't think you're able to answer my question. Moreover, the topic here isn't just Facebook, but their suppression and intentional modification of news and information based on a specific ideological bias.
- dba7dba 10y ago
  I believe both right and left news medias filter out stories to meet own agenda. No question about that imo. The problem here is Facebook never claimed to be a news site but a connector for people. But here we find out they were acting as a left leaning news site or a powerbroker.

Yes libertarians would be pissed if right-leaners control news. But the topic here is facebook. Let's stay on topic.

by dba7dba 10y ago

Yes libertarians would be pissed if right-leaners control news. But the topic here is facebook. Let's stay on topic.

krapp 10y ago

Stop telling people what the topic is, please. This is a public forum, you can't control other people's conversations, or determine the validity of their interests. Post a comment about Facebook that's worth replying to if you want to steer things away from politics.

dba7dba 10y ago
@krapp EDIT: I said stay on topic, because some will try to go tangent to prevent meaningful discussion on the real topic. Much like politicians not answering questions. This achieves one's goal of causing FUD to keep the person/organization's brand from getting tarnished. If facebook comes out saying it's not true, will anyone really believe them, knowing their past practices? Facebook has a lot of eyeballs looking and thus influence, and so the higher-ups there now want to use it to influence others. Much like celebrities do. And they got to such position of influence using not so good tactics. Are people ok with this? My guess is not.

bobwaycott 10y ago

I am staying on topic. That I ask a followup to identify the extent of where someone stands on an issue isn't going off-topic. The parent made a statement about ideological leaning informing their ire toward information suppression. I was curious if it was one-way ire. Since you aren't the parent, I don't think you're able to answer my question. Moreover, the topic here isn't just Facebook, but their suppression and intentional modification of news and information based on a specific ideological bias.

dba7dba 10y ago
I believe both right and left news medias filter out stories to meet own agenda. No question about that imo. The problem here is Facebook never claimed to be a news site but a connector for people. But here we find out they were acting as a left leaning news site or a powerbroker.