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As an ex-fb employee I don't think fb did anything wrong and fb is just a scapegoat now. Media tries to blame brexit and trump on fb instead of realising that

As an ex-fb employee I don't think fb did anything wrong and fb is just a scapegoat now. Media tries to blame brexit and trump on fb instead of realising that a large portion of the population actually want trump, brexit, no immigration, muslim bans etc. Hey, but it is easier to think that the people were tricked into voting like that.

phaus 9y ago
I live in the rural South and although it may sound ridiculous to you, I've met more people here that believe all of the inflammatory, fake nonsense they read on FB than I have that don't. They use it as a primary source of news and they allow it to shape their view of the world and therefore their beliefs on certain political policies. While it's difficult to quantify with a specific percentage, there were absolutely a large number of people tricked, in the literal sense, into voting for Trump. These are the people that are Ill informed enough to think that women are certain to get raped by a pack of muslims if they ever try walking down a street anywhere in Europe. Note: Surely this doesn't account for everyone that voted for Trump, but it is possible that it made enough of an impact to change the outcome.
- PunchTornado 9y ago
  Fake news is one thing. Targeted ads are another thing. I don't think that targeted ads can change that much. Fake news I agree, can be brainwashing, but fb does all it can to combat fake news.
  - thisacctforreal 9y ago
    It's all based on emotional manipulation. Have you seen Nix's presentation at the 2016 Concordia Summit? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Dd5aVXLCc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Dd5aVXLCc For what targeted ads lose to fake news with having to stay clean, they regain with psychological accuracy.
teaneedz 9y ago
And this is what's wrong with today's dev—not able to see what's plainly wrong, putting the blame on others.

phaus 9y ago

I live in the rural South and although it may sound ridiculous to you, I've met more people here that believe all of the inflammatory, fake nonsense they read on FB than I have that don't. They use it as a primary source of news and they allow it to shape their view of the world and therefore their beliefs on certain political policies. While it's difficult to quantify with a specific percentage, there were absolutely a large number of people tricked, in the literal sense, into voting for Trump. These are the people that are Ill informed enough to think that women are certain to get raped by a pack of muslims if they ever try walking down a street anywhere in Europe. Note: Surely this doesn't account for everyone that voted for Trump, but it is possible that it made enough of an impact to change the outcome.

PunchTornado 9y ago
Fake news is one thing. Targeted ads are another thing. I don't think that targeted ads can change that much. Fake news I agree, can be brainwashing, but fb does all it can to combat fake news.
- thisacctforreal 9y ago
  It's all based on emotional manipulation. Have you seen Nix's presentation at the 2016 Concordia Summit? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Dd5aVXLCc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Dd5aVXLCc For what targeted ads lose to fake news with having to stay clean, they regain with psychological accuracy.

teaneedz 9y ago

And this is what's wrong with today's dev—not able to see what's plainly wrong, putting the blame on others.