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Although some may think the reason why Mark Zuckerberg has come out against fact-checking politicians is so that he can reap profits and sow division while cack
by ve55 6y ago
Although some may think the reason why Mark Zuckerberg has come out against fact-checking politicians is so that he can reap profits and sow division while cackling maniacally, I think instead he has simply put a lot of thought into the problem, and not only realized how difficult it is, but also that it cannot work well long-term. He is much more concerned about the long-term future (decades) of Facebook than he is about some upsetting posts made by an upsetting person.
- 0xy 6y agoYour comment would make sense if his position was consistent, but he already has a team of partisan "fact checkers" for other posts, including their new "supreme court" (which is similarly stacked with partisans). Additionally, there's the outright censorship he allows due to government pressure, particularly in Europe. If Zuckerberg was a principled man, where's E2EE on Facebook's messaging products? It was announced then totally vanished, never to be mentioned again (presumably after he got a tap on the shoulder from some alphabet agencies). Zuckerberg is a position chameleon, and he appears whatever color he thinks the audience wants him to appear as.
- ve55 6y agoI don't think he's necessarily taking the best ethical option at every turn, just that he's playing a long-term game, even if what he is optimizing for is Facebook's success, not purely ethics. It's clear he and Facebook is getting a lot of flak for this choice, so he has to think it will pay off long-term for it to be worth it.