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Campaigns shouldn't be discriminated on their political leaning, but there certainly is a responsibility for Facebook to moderate content that is patently false

Campaigns shouldn't be discriminated on their political leaning, but there certainly is a responsibility for Facebook to moderate content that is patently false (e.g. the Islamic take-over of France) or could lead to the harm of others (e.g. hate speech). All sides of politics are guilty of sensationalism and distortion, but that's distinct from outright lies. Facebook and Google could be forgiven for not having their eyes on all content that goes through their systems, but in this case they've actively assisted and paid special attention to questionable content. Microtargeting is a relatively nascent form of political persuasion and has it's own unique problems, foremostly that is largely opaque. It stands in contrast to the national conversation playing out on just a handful of television and radio stations. There's no easy way to police the integrity of political campaigning when no one can see the larger picture. There needs to be protections by the law, or perhaps clever hacker technologies, to protect people from being relegated to their own cul-de-sacs. For instance, there's no way for me to know for sure that everyone who visits this comments section is able to see what I've written. This is a fundamental problem that the internet is facing and we all should be worried.

briantakita 9y ago
> patently false (e.g. the Islamic take-over of France) or could lead to the harm of others (e.g. hate speech) "Islam take-over of France" & "hate speech" are both conceptual interpretations & difficult to claim as false or true, other than through the lens of an ideological system. Many people disagree with Sharia Law & it's relationship with non-believers; seeing it as a threat to their own culture & even to their safety. Claiming that this is a false threat is akin to telling a woman that a seedy man cat calling her is not threatening, as most men who cat-call do not physically harm women on the street. Humans have a finely tuned sense of what is threatening regardless of the reported statistics (also subject to interpretation & modeling errors); it's what has kept us alive. There's also an integrity problem with media. Many people simply do not believe what is being reported to them, depending on the source. This happens on all sides. What we are seeing is a bifurcation of reality, leading to different notions of true & false; even different interpretation of facts as the definition of "fact" is loosely used. > There needs to be protections by the law, or perhaps clever hacker technologies, to protect people from being relegated to their own cul-de-sacs This is a tough problem as it's in nature, a cultural & biological problem, subject to interpretation. Making somebody open-minded toward a worldview that is in opposition (incompatible) of one's own is not necessarily something that would be desirable; as in the case of "Stockholm Syndrome".
- h0l0cube 9y ago
  > "Islam take-over of France" & "hate speech" are both conceptual interpretations & difficult to claim as false or true, other than through the lens of an ideological system. Many people disagree with Sharia Law & it's relationship with non-believers; seeing it as a threat to their own culture & even to their safety. Look at the article. Watch the video. Tell me what's not false: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=41&v=xIJVoumWYtQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=41&v=xIJVoumWYtQ > This is a tough problem as it's in nature, a cultural & biological problem, subject to interpretation. Making somebody open-minded toward a worldview that is in opposition (incompatible) of one's own is not necessarily something that would be desirable; as in the case of "Stockholm Syndrome". As far as I'm aware, even if you want to opt-in to non-targeted advertising, you can't do that. Simply having that option would be a simple start.
  - briantakita 9y ago
    > Look at the article. Watch the video. Tell me what's not false: It's art. Parody. You may not like it, but I can guarantee to you that some of the art & parody that you like is not liked by other people. The question is, are you going to act like a fundamentalist for you belief & demand that this "sacrilege" be censored? If yes, then will things that others find offensive that you don't be censored as well? Where does it end? That aside, maybe you missing/ignoring the frequent attacks by Islamists/Migrants or large parts of Paris becoming non-French & non-Western. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Js8wntdk4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Js8wntdk4 Demanding that all nations become "multi-cultural" is xenophobic against the host nations. See the definition of Colonialism... > As far as I'm aware, even if you want to opt-in to non-targeted advertising, you can't do that. Simply having that option would be a simple start. Are you talking about ads over the internet? I'm talking about life in general. You can't ignore or target certain things like who your neighbors are & if your worldviews are compatible with your neighbors. You also can't ignore the weakening of culture & families in favor of a nihilistic prevailing culture. The people are unhappy with the trend. You can opt-out of the information or pay attention...
    - h0l0cube 9y ago
h0l0cube 9y ago
The irony of my non-partisan post getting downvoted...

briantakita 9y ago

> patently false (e.g. the Islamic take-over of France) or could lead to the harm of others (e.g. hate speech) "Islam take-over of France" & "hate speech" are both conceptual interpretations & difficult to claim as false or true, other than through the lens of an ideological system. Many people disagree with Sharia Law & it's relationship with non-believers; seeing it as a threat to their own culture & even to their safety. Claiming that this is a false threat is akin to telling a woman that a seedy man cat calling her is not threatening, as most men who cat-call do not physically harm women on the street. Humans have a finely tuned sense of what is threatening regardless of the reported statistics (also subject to interpretation & modeling errors); it's what has kept us alive. There's also an integrity problem with media. Many people simply do not believe what is being reported to them, depending on the source. This happens on all sides. What we are seeing is a bifurcation of reality, leading to different notions of true & false; even different interpretation of facts as the definition of "fact" is loosely used. > There needs to be protections by the law, or perhaps clever hacker technologies, to protect people from being relegated to their own cul-de-sacs This is a tough problem as it's in nature, a cultural & biological problem, subject to interpretation. Making somebody open-minded toward a worldview that is in opposition (incompatible) of one's own is not necessarily something that would be desirable; as in the case of "Stockholm Syndrome".

h0l0cube 9y ago
> "Islam take-over of France" & "hate speech" are both conceptual interpretations & difficult to claim as false or true, other than through the lens of an ideological system. Many people disagree with Sharia Law & it's relationship with non-believers; seeing it as a threat to their own culture & even to their safety. Look at the article. Watch the video. Tell me what's not false: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=41&v=xIJVoumWYtQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=41&v=xIJVoumWYtQ > This is a tough problem as it's in nature, a cultural & biological problem, subject to interpretation. Making somebody open-minded toward a worldview that is in opposition (incompatible) of one's own is not necessarily something that would be desirable; as in the case of "Stockholm Syndrome". As far as I'm aware, even if you want to opt-in to non-targeted advertising, you can't do that. Simply having that option would be a simple start.
- briantakita 9y ago
  > Look at the article. Watch the video. Tell me what's not false: It's art. Parody. You may not like it, but I can guarantee to you that some of the art & parody that you like is not liked by other people. The question is, are you going to act like a fundamentalist for you belief & demand that this "sacrilege" be censored? If yes, then will things that others find offensive that you don't be censored as well? Where does it end? That aside, maybe you missing/ignoring the frequent attacks by Islamists/Migrants or large parts of Paris becoming non-French & non-Western. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Js8wntdk4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Js8wntdk4 Demanding that all nations become "multi-cultural" is xenophobic against the host nations. See the definition of Colonialism... > As far as I'm aware, even if you want to opt-in to non-targeted advertising, you can't do that. Simply having that option would be a simple start. Are you talking about ads over the internet? I'm talking about life in general. You can't ignore or target certain things like who your neighbors are & if your worldviews are compatible with your neighbors. You also can't ignore the weakening of culture & families in favor of a nihilistic prevailing culture. The people are unhappy with the trend. You can opt-out of the information or pay attention...
  - h0l0cube 9y ago

h0l0cube 9y ago

The irony of my non-partisan post getting downvoted...