>Is it reasonable to expect Facebook to do all those things, compared to other choices that are consistent, neutral I think there are two ways to think about F

>Is it reasonable to expect Facebook to do all those things, compared to other choices that are consistent, neutral I think there are two ways to think about Facebook, in the context of this article. One is as a journalistic organisation. If we go that way, then yes, I think it is reasonable to expect Facebook to make massive efforts to understand context and make informed decisions. These decisions are impactful. If you are the primary journalistic news source for something this meaningful, then yes, you have a responsibility to do this job well. The other way of seeing Facebook is as a neutral platform. In that case, they need to have genuinely neutral and transparent rules. Ad hoc, subjective, closed door decision making is not neutral. The problem is that Facebook is having it both ways. So, they're getting criticism (as you point out) from both directions. That's not unfair to Facebook, it's a choice they make.