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Facebook is in a difficult spot right now. They’re in a damned if you do damned if you don’t situation. Granted, Zuckerberg and his team in many ways got thems

Facebook is in a difficult spot right now. They’re in a damned if you do damned if you don’t situation. Granted, Zuckerberg and his team in many ways got themselves into this situation, but at this point it’s hard to see how Facebook moves forward without regulators, either on the left or the right, calling for antitrust or privacy laws to be enforced against them. I’m not sure if you could break up Facebook in the same way that Standard Oil was, but there is certainly appetite for regulatory action against FB on the left and the right.

cryptoz 6y ago
> They’re in a damned if you do damned if you don’t situation. No, leaving up Nazi propaganda in place is not that kind of situation. There is only one right answer. Delete the offending content and call out the posters of the content for what they are: posters of racist and hateful content. Any other action from Facebook is unacceptable. It's not a "damned if you do damned if you don’t". Caving to racists and hate groups to run their awful messages isn't something that you need to seriously consider doing. It's just a ..... No.
- hypewatch 6y ago
  I’m sorry I think you misinterpreted what I meant by “damned if you do...”. I meant that either the democrats or the republicans will damn them no matter what they do. I agree with your negative sentiments regarding the disturbing advertisements coming from Trump. I also agree that these ads should not be allowed on any media platform. I was simply commenting on Facebook’s precarious political position. Despite how much we all dislike Trump on HN, he is the president and he will almost certainly retaliate against censorship from FB.
jacques_chester 6y ago
> Facebook is in a difficult spot right now. Nonsense. Banning all political advertising is the most impartial option. They just prefer money to even the vaguest approximation of doing the right thing.
- neonate 6y ago
  Wouldn't they have to ban all political posts altogether? Otherwise the ad stuff would just move into regular accounts.
- hypewatch 6y ago
  I meant “difficult” strategically, not morally, from the perspective of Zuckerberg. I agree with you that the answer to the moral question is obvious, but clearly Zuckerberg is not considering morality in his decision making. In fact, he is quite the Machiavellian executive. So my comment was that even in that amoral mindset he’s in a difficult spot.

cryptoz 6y ago

> They’re in a damned if you do damned if you don’t situation. No, leaving up Nazi propaganda in place is not that kind of situation. There is only one right answer. Delete the offending content and call out the posters of the content for what they are: posters of racist and hateful content. Any other action from Facebook is unacceptable. It's not a "damned if you do damned if you don’t". Caving to racists and hate groups to run their awful messages isn't something that you need to seriously consider doing. It's just a ..... No.

hypewatch 6y ago
I’m sorry I think you misinterpreted what I meant by “damned if you do...”. I meant that either the democrats or the republicans will damn them no matter what they do. I agree with your negative sentiments regarding the disturbing advertisements coming from Trump. I also agree that these ads should not be allowed on any media platform. I was simply commenting on Facebook’s precarious political position. Despite how much we all dislike Trump on HN, he is the president and he will almost certainly retaliate against censorship from FB.

jacques_chester 6y ago

> Facebook is in a difficult spot right now. Nonsense. Banning all political advertising is the most impartial option. They just prefer money to even the vaguest approximation of doing the right thing.

neonate 6y ago
Wouldn't they have to ban all political posts altogether? Otherwise the ad stuff would just move into regular accounts.
hypewatch 6y ago
I meant “difficult” strategically, not morally, from the perspective of Zuckerberg. I agree with you that the answer to the moral question is obvious, but clearly Zuckerberg is not considering morality in his decision making. In fact, he is quite the Machiavellian executive. So my comment was that even in that amoral mindset he’s in a difficult spot.