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>but here's the part that I don't get: why do you want Facebook to exercise even _more_ discretion over what kind of news people see? This one is easy: people
by forgetsusername 10y ago
>but here's the part that I don't get: why do you want Facebook to exercise even _more_ discretion over what kind of news people see?
This one is easy: people in these parts think that the fake news is one-sided, and that it got a president they don't like elected. So now fake news is a major issue.
- inimino 10y agoAnd the solution is, obviously, technology, and specifically machine learning because that's the solution to everything these days.
- DefaultUserHN 10y agoNo. The solution is to setup a Ministry of Truth like what Facebook is trying to do. People are too stupid and must be protected from reading #FakeNews because they can not think for themselves. Let the corporations and the government think for them.