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"Whistleblower points to double standard in Facebook’s enforcement of rules against powerful." Ya think? All of these articles about FB needing to block this o
by AndyMcConachie 6y ago
"Whistleblower points to double standard in Facebook’s enforcement of rules against powerful."
Ya think? All of these articles about FB needing to block this or that are really missing the point.
It's really quite simple.
FB doesn't want to be regulated.
The people who might regulate FB like Modi and the BJP.
Therefore FB treats Modi and the BJP better.
There is no universal standard we can apply to content regulation. We like to pretend that FB can somehow implement fairness. They couldn't even if they wanted to. There is no bright line between political advertising and non-political advertising. This entire discourse is facile.
There is no universal set of rules we can apply to FB. FB is always going to act in deference to those who can regulate it and their friends.
- chalst 6y agoOn the facts you're dead right but I reject the cynical framing. This is an important story because we want the truth to come out. It's why, for instance, the first impeachment of Trump was so important, even though you could correctly say there was no chance of success in the Senate. Because of this, safeguarding the integrity of the election becam important to a lot of people, and so Trump was unable to steal the election even with complete dominance over his party and a large, devotedly loyal mass movement behind him.