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I'm flagging this article because while the topic itself is totally on-topic, the discussion has devolved into ridiculous discussions of "censorship of fake new
by morgante 10y ago
I'm flagging this article because while the topic itself is totally on-topic, the discussion has devolved into ridiculous discussions of "censorship of fake news" which is a totally different problem.
- hartator 10y agoOr maybe not. I am pretty sure dissident views in China are or can be labeled as something close to what we mean by "fake news". Having a big beta test for Facebook in China can also facilitate the expansion of a similar tech to the U.S.
- morgante 10y agoNobody is proposing that the government decide what is "fake news" in the US. Thinking that developing such an algorithm for China (a massive market where censorship is a requirement) is a beta test for a similar tool in the US (where attacking "fake news" is a minor problem) has their priorities out of whack.