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Just because they didn't do something before why should they do it now? Is that really your argument?

by maym86 8y ago

dominotw 8y ago
I am not saying they shouldn't do it now. I am curious why it was not on their radar before 2017. Is that not a valid question? Do they not deserve any scrutiny themselves or can nytimes do no wrong, their intentions always pure. Would you extend same goodwill to foxnews?
- polyomino 8y ago
  I believe NY tîmes had articles about Facebook and privacy practices prior to 2017. There was the whole debacle where Facebook “locked down” their developer platform. I think it’s reasonable for them to have more scrutiny now as it’s clear they don’t intend to fix their practices.
  - dominotw 8y ago
    > I believe NY tîmes had articles about Facebook and privacy practices prior to 2017. I cant seem to find any. Do you have examples?
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    - bogomipz 8y ago
      You didn't look very hard then. There are plenty: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/technology/facebook-offers-privacy-checkup-to-all-1-28-billion-users.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/technology/facebook-offer... https://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/facebook-stirs-privacy-concerns-again/ https://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/facebook-sti... https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/opinion/25tue2.html https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/opinion/25tue2.html
      - dominotw 8y ago
        > Where was this level of scrutiny before Fact that you had to look very hard and go all the way to 2010 to find examples proves my point not yours. Going back to 2010 doesn't mean plenty.
        bogomipz 8y ago
        If by looking hard you mean that I had type into a Google search box then yes it was very hard. I simply posted the first few result that were returned by my search query. And publication dates and volume of articles are completely orthogonal.
- maym86 8y ago
  Did you miss what happened with Facebook in the 2016 election? Did you not see Zucherberg testifying to Congress? Given these stories why would Facebook not deserve increased scrutiny by the NYT (or Fox news)?

Just because they didn't do something before why should they do it now? Is that really your argument?

by maym86 8y ago

Just because they didn't do something before why should they do it now? Is that really your argument?

I am not saying they shouldn't do it now. I am curious why it was not on their radar before 2017. Is that not a valid question? Do they not deserve any scrutiny themselves or can nytimes do no wrong, their intentions always pure. Would you extend same goodwill to foxnews?

polyomino 8y ago
I believe NY tîmes had articles about Facebook and privacy practices prior to 2017. There was the whole debacle where Facebook “locked down” their developer platform. I think it’s reasonable for them to have more scrutiny now as it’s clear they don’t intend to fix their practices.
- dominotw 8y ago
  > I believe NY tîmes had articles about Facebook and privacy practices prior to 2017. I cant seem to find any. Do you have examples?
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  - bogomipz 8y ago
    You didn't look very hard then. There are plenty: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/technology/facebook-offers-privacy-checkup-to-all-1-28-billion-users.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/technology/facebook-offer... https://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/facebook-stirs-privacy-concerns-again/ https://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/facebook-sti... https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/opinion/25tue2.html https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/opinion/25tue2.html
    - dominotw 8y ago
      > Where was this level of scrutiny before Fact that you had to look very hard and go all the way to 2010 to find examples proves my point not yours. Going back to 2010 doesn't mean plenty.
      - bogomipz 8y ago
        If by looking hard you mean that I had type into a Google search box then yes it was very hard. I simply posted the first few result that were returned by my search query. And publication dates and volume of articles are completely orthogonal.
maym86 8y ago
Did you miss what happened with Facebook in the 2016 election? Did you not see Zucherberg testifying to Congress? Given these stories why would Facebook not deserve increased scrutiny by the NYT (or Fox news)?