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"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made clear that the company has finally accepted responsibility for making sure that the platform isn’t used to undermine politica
by HillaryBriss 9y ago
"Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made clear that the company has finally accepted responsibility for making sure that the platform isn’t used to undermine political processes around the world"
I recall that during the "Arab Spring" Facebook was heralded as a force for good precisely because it did undermine political processes (if those processes were considered to be authoritarian/tyrannical by the US government).
- mrtksn 9y agoCompletely agree and this is one of my primary reasons to believe that the social media will be regulated globally with each country following some flavour of the China route. At the status quo, any politician is at risk of being killed by an angry mob just like Gaddafi if they fail to outbid their opponents. CA showed us that by profiling users it's possible to skew the perception of the public on issues in dramatic ways that are not necessarily in line with the truth at all. Unlike mass media propaganda, the validity of these messages are not discussed because everyone gets a different message. Even if you try to outbid your opponent, it may not help without reverse engineering their propaganda algorithm. Even if the Arab spring was an organic outcome, there's no reason why you can't achieve the same effect with bots, data and a creative team of copywriters and graphic artist.