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>I just can't get my head around why political speech is permitted to be false.. What do you mean by 'permitted'? Facts within the political sphere need to be
by macspoofing 7y ago
>I just can't get my head around why political speech is permitted to be false..
What do you mean by 'permitted'?
Facts within the political sphere need to be interpreted with the lens of your political ideology because politics are not a rational game. Political beliefs are emotional even if the proponents claim otherwise. For example, take the statement "Homelessness in San Francisco is due to rising inequality, cost of living, and gentrification." .. How does Facebook apply a truth value to that? What do you think the truth value of that statement is? What do you think your ideological opposite would claim?
>Have Facebook ever actually given any solid reasons for this decision?
It's obvious. Politics are toxic, divisive and emotional. ANY decision you make is guaranteed to piss off a large segment of your users.
- nicoburns 7y agoSome things like "we've spent X over the last 5 years" are (sometimes) obviously false though.
- macspoofing 7y agoSo you want Facebook and other social media companies to pick and choose which facts to fact-check?
- nicoburns 7y agoI'd argue that paid political ads probably ought to be banned entirely on social media platforms. It's an unfair advantage to those who can afford to pay.