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> Remember, if the info platform monopolies help the democrats today, they can help the republicans tomorrow. Facebook has had its thumb on the 'balance' scale
by jhayward 6y ago
> Remember, if the info platform monopolies help the democrats today, they can help the republicans tomorrow.
Facebook has had its thumb on the 'balance' scale in favor of ultra-right-wing sites for half a decade, at least.
- Zuckerberg calling a group of non-profit news sites "not real news" [1]
- Zuckerberg ordering the algorithm of the news feed to be biased toward promoting Breitbart et. al. [2]
[1] https://twitter.com/mathewi/status/1317124357873860609 https://twitter.com/mathewi/status/1317124357873860609
[2] https://twitter.com/dnvolz/status/1317160066047479809 https://twitter.com/dnvolz/status/1317160066047479809
[3] https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-mark-zuckerberg-learned-politics-11602853200 https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-mark-zuckerberg-learned-pol...