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Facebook is very valuable in countries where press freedom is not good (if facebook is not blocked yet). My country (Azerbaijan) is one of the worst countries i
by alismayilov 8y ago
Facebook is very valuable in countries where press freedom is not good (if facebook is not blocked yet). My country (Azerbaijan) is one of the worst countries in terms of press freedom. The only “free press” we have is a facebook. There are many goverment’s trolls, but everybody understands when trolls write something (trolls get average salary). On the other hand, goverment follows oppositions’ discussions on facebook and responds accordingly. That is the only platform we have now goverment and oppositions speak with each other.
- scandox 8y agoWell at least your trolls are paid. A lot of our trolls seem to be volunteers.
- spdionis 8y agoProbably the volunteer ones are the most realistic and dangerous.
- Cthulhu_ 8y agoYup, I'm fairly sure the online Trump hype train was 10% trolls and 90% people tagging along for the ride. Then again it died reeeally fast right after the election, so now I'm not sure anymore.
- thetrumanshow 8y agoOr more abstractly: influencers and followers. What makes them trolls, exactly? Also, no surprise things die down after an election, since it’s not the hot topic anymore.
- r00fus 8y agoHow certain are you that they're actually volunteers? Astroturf seems to be a lot more lifelike these days.
- swarnie_ 8y agoTake a browse through any EU geographical subreddit. The paid and unpaid trolls are easy to spot.
- TomK32 8y agoFacebook is about looking at hot girls from your college, well, that's how it started out. It's a social network where you and your data are the product. It's not about free press. To prove the point, in Myanmar the social network facebook has helped to spread hat speech that led to riots and violence between Buddhist and Moslims. https://www.wired.com/story/how-facebooks-rise-fueled-chaos-and-confusion-in-myanmar/ https://www.wired.com/story/how-facebooks-rise-fueled-chaos-... If you want free press, change the government, whether it's Azerbaijan or Malta, a better government is necessary.
- alismayilov 8y agoIf we act based on this logic, then we should not use internet today, because it started as a military project. Well the telephone was created as a tool to talk each other not to browse on the internet. We can add many examples that initial usage changed significantly.
- TomK32 8y agofirst class trolling.
- lagadu 8y agoJust because it played a part in those events doesn't mean that it's not a tool for free press. One could argue that the fact that that speech wasn't able to be passed through traditional media is a point in favor of free speech, even if it resulted in violence.
- onetimemanytime 8y agosuggestion: post under a new username....they can make your life miserable.