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So saying facts, that they planted 5 million trees, is “misinformation” because they also pump a lot of oil? Not that there ever was a definition of misinforma
by zpeti 5y ago
So saying facts, that they planted 5 million trees, is “misinformation” because they also pump a lot of oil?
Not that there ever was a definition of misinformation but wtf is your definition? And how the hell do you objectively decide what is misinformation if facts can be that?
And how is Facebook supposed to measure what facts are actually misinformation by your standards? Should they build an AI that is able to recognise that because shell pumps a lot of oil they shouldnt be able to run ads about planting 5m trees?
Do you realise what you are advocating for?
- samcheng 5y agoI'd argue that greenwashing is, indeed, misinformation. That is, it is misleading to categorize a company like Shell as an eco-friendly one. https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/transport-travel/what-greenwashing https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/transport-travel/what-greenw... I'm not sure what we can do about it, exactly. Facebook's product is clearly one that facilitates the manipulation of targeted individuals with misinformation, as is also seen with anti-vaxxers and the "Trump won" crowd. In my opinion, the missing ingredient is a trusted and wise editorial function. I agree with you: I doubt we want an AI to do that.
- Lutger 5y agoI've clearly defined the term misinformation, it's in my post please read it again. I don't realize what I'm advocating for because I'm not advocating for anything. I'm just pointing out that misinformation is different from stating false facts, which isn't very controversial. Also, greenwashing exists. It's a thing, I'm not making it up.