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Facebook is absolutely dominated by the far-right, which is why left-wing groups, pages, and users are being censored en-masse. /s

tehjoker 6y ago
Not yet, but FB's incentive structure is anti-left (they're a corporation natch) and their head of public policy is a hardcore Republican that worked for the GWB administration and energy companies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Kaplan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Kaplan
- oarabbus_ 6y ago
  How is the incentive structure anti-left? I suppose suspending Trump's account qualifies as "anti-left" these days. Zuckerberg openly stating he supported Black Lives Matter? Anti-left. Facebook deleting PragerU content for "hate speech" before getting reprimaneded? Anti-left. Zuckerberg personally assisting Pete Buttigieg around primary season? ANTI LEFT, I SAY! DIDN'T YOU HEAR HE SAT AT A DINNER TABLE WITH CONSERVATIVES? HE'S ANTI-LEFT! Both Conservatives and Liberals claim Facebook is biased towards the other side, so you're going to have to do a hell of a lot better, and produce some actual, bonafide evidence their "incentive structure is anti-left" besides witchhunting and saying one of their upper middle-managers is a hardcore republican. Care to let us know about the political leanings of Sheryl Sandberg and Chris Cox, who are actually in the C-Suite? Or would you prefer to cherry pick someone in upper middle management who is a staunch republican, which according to you seems to be some kind of heinous crime. Not to mention you're cherry-picking someone who reports to someone who reports to someone etc... who reports to Sheryl Sandberg (COO).
  - tehjoker 6y ago
    They are either liberal or conservative or they wouldn't be allowed in corporate management. Socialists and anarchists are antithetical to capitalism. Likewise, they have started banning far-right conservatives that are destabilizing to the system. Facebook's current allegiance is to pleasing the entrenched state apparatus so they won't get broken up.
  - quantumwannabe 6y ago
    The grandparent's example is a poor indicator of the political leaning of Facebook's executive team. VP of U.S. Public Policy is a euphemism for Head Lobbyist and now that the Democrats control both the Presidency and Congress, I would not be surprised if the current guy is fired and replaced with someone with deep ties to the Democrat party.
    - tehjoker 6y ago
      That's a great point.

tehjoker 6y ago

Not yet, but FB's incentive structure is anti-left (they're a corporation natch) and their head of public policy is a hardcore Republican that worked for the GWB administration and energy companies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Kaplan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Kaplan

oarabbus_ 6y ago
How is the incentive structure anti-left? I suppose suspending Trump's account qualifies as "anti-left" these days. Zuckerberg openly stating he supported Black Lives Matter? Anti-left. Facebook deleting PragerU content for "hate speech" before getting reprimaneded? Anti-left. Zuckerberg personally assisting Pete Buttigieg around primary season? ANTI LEFT, I SAY! DIDN'T YOU HEAR HE SAT AT A DINNER TABLE WITH CONSERVATIVES? HE'S ANTI-LEFT! Both Conservatives and Liberals claim Facebook is biased towards the other side, so you're going to have to do a hell of a lot better, and produce some actual, bonafide evidence their "incentive structure is anti-left" besides witchhunting and saying one of their upper middle-managers is a hardcore republican. Care to let us know about the political leanings of Sheryl Sandberg and Chris Cox, who are actually in the C-Suite? Or would you prefer to cherry pick someone in upper middle management who is a staunch republican, which according to you seems to be some kind of heinous crime. Not to mention you're cherry-picking someone who reports to someone who reports to someone etc... who reports to Sheryl Sandberg (COO).
- tehjoker 6y ago
  They are either liberal or conservative or they wouldn't be allowed in corporate management. Socialists and anarchists are antithetical to capitalism. Likewise, they have started banning far-right conservatives that are destabilizing to the system. Facebook's current allegiance is to pleasing the entrenched state apparatus so they won't get broken up.
- quantumwannabe 6y ago
  The grandparent's example is a poor indicator of the political leaning of Facebook's executive team. VP of U.S. Public Policy is a euphemism for Head Lobbyist and now that the Democrats control both the Presidency and Congress, I would not be surprised if the current guy is fired and replaced with someone with deep ties to the Democrat party.
  - tehjoker 6y ago
    That's a great point.