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The mistrust in Facebook's self-policing comes from the times they have buried internal studies which show that they're doing a poor job, or from intentionally
by blunte 5y ago
The mistrust in Facebook's self-policing comes from the times they have buried internal studies which show that they're doing a poor job, or from intentionally making it difficult for outsiders to illustrate that they're doing a bad job.
It's one thing to say, "this is hard and we're not good at it yet". It's another to hide evidence and pretend to be doing a good job, especially when you're talking about human lives.
- throwaway09223 5y agoAgain, Facebook seems to be generally operating within the status quo. It is typical for companies to hide embarrassing internal studies. Are you able to point out a large telecommunications or tech company which hasn't shown similar behavior?
- blunte 5y agoAnd again, just because other companies do bad things doesn't mean it's ok. Also, most of these other companies exist because they provide a real, needed service to people. Facebook creates the need (artificial) for the services they provide.
- throwaway09223 5y agoWell, that simply isn't true. Facebook's communications platform is as real as any other communications platform. I think you're confusing carte-blanche acceptance (which I haven't suggested) with considering the relative weight of your suggested ethical issue. Have you called for people to quit working for ATT? For Google? Are there any telecom or software companies you don't think people should refuse to work for?