"The social network has quietly developed software to suppress posts from appearing in people’s news feeds in specific geographic areas" Censorship, suppressio

"The social network has quietly developed software to suppress posts from appearing in people’s news feeds in specific geographic areas" Censorship, suppression tools, fake news, Fb is moving into dystopian Sterling, Stephenson and Gibson territory. “It’s better for Facebook to be a part of enabling conversation, even if it’s not yet the full conversation,” Is the mission statement changing here? In 2010 I remember ploughing through "The Facebook Effect" on a plane to Singapore, reading about ^glowing reports^ of dissidents using Fb to organise themselves. The winds have changed. I'm more inclined to agree with Eben Moglens description of Fb as "PHP do-dads where you get spying for free". [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Facebook_Effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Facebook_Effect [1] http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/17/eben_moglen_freedom_box/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/17/eben_moglen_freedom_...