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> 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
by 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.