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I’d say it’s the media and general public that want Facebook to curb “fake news”, more so than Washington.
by traek 7y ago
I’d say it’s the media and general public that want Facebook to curb “fake news”, more so than Washington.
- resters 7y agoSee the tit for tat between Facebook and lawmakers: https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-made-mistakes-on-fake-news-privacy-1523289089 https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-made-m... Zuck is losing on purpose here by admitting they screwed up, so that he can pivot into a negotiating stance to determine what level of control government will get. This is not all decided yet, it is still in play but this hire suggests that some progress was made in the negotiation.
- inflatableDodo 7y ago'The Media' includes The Daily Mail and Fox News. The general public on average don't want facebook to curb 'their' news, perhaps those other people's. Washington has been shouting fake news from both sides for a while. Is worth noting that Trump just copied something already being said by others and mashed the definition.