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The one about Facebook edging into countries’ politics is particularly concerning for anyone worried about authoritarian regimes. “In countries where the line

The one about Facebook edging into countries’ politics is particularly concerning for anyone worried about authoritarian regimes. “In countries where the line between extremism and mainstream politics is blurry, the social network’s power to ban some groups and not others means that it is, in essence, helping pick political winners and losers... And its decisions often skew in favor of governments, which can fine or regulate Facebook.” So it runs the risk of being used to stifle dissent as an instrument of the state. So much for making the world more open and connected.

prolikewh0a 8y ago
>So it runs the risk of being used to stifle dissent as an instrument of the state. So much for making the world more open and connected. This is an argument I've been repeatedly using here. The amount of people on Facebook, the amount of people in USA who receive their sole amount of news from Facebook (68%) is crazy! Stifling any dissent against states, primarily dissent against USA and its own system and allies I'm willing to bet.