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Correct. I don't know why editorial bias was a problem in the first place. Right now they have false-equivalency bias that drives fake stories.

• zeveb 10y ago
  > I don't know why editorial bias was a problem in the first place. Because, like it or not, Facebook has become a trusted news source. Because of that, they have a duty to accurately report the news. Their human editors fell down by vanishing stories they found politically uncomfortable. Their algorithmic editor fell down by promoting stories that were false.
  • ssalazar 10y ago
    > Because, like it or not, Facebook has become a trusted news source. Because of that, they have a duty to accurately report the news. What other trusted news source has this "duty?" What other trusted news source does not have biased editors?
    • zeveb 10y ago
      > What other trusted news source has this "duty?" All of them. > What other trusted news source does not have biased editors? None of them, of course. Man is a fallible creature. But other news sources try, most of the time, to be objective and accurate.