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Facebook’s apologies about scandals have been replaced with defiance
- twirlock 5y ago[dead]
- jen20 5y ago> [Clegg] suggested that there was something about the United States in particular that causes polarization, as opposed to Facebook use in general. I would love to know what Clegg thinks has happened in the UK, then.
- evgen 5y agoThe fact that Clegg was such a political fuck-up that he managed to destroy a viable UK third-party within four years of getting a whiff of power should tell you all you need to know about Nick.
- jseliger 5y agoThere are no real "scandals" in the eyes of actual users: https://jakeseliger.com/2018/11/14/is-there-an-actual-facebook-crisis-or-media-narrative-about-facebook-crisis/ https://jakeseliger.com/2018/11/14/is-there-an-actual-facebo.... There are "scandals" in the eyes of media competitors: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/10/more-details-on-instagram-being-underrated.html https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/10/mo.... The average person has very low interest in epistemology: https://jakeseliger.com/2020/11/10/personal-epistemology-free-speech-and-tech-companies/ https://jakeseliger.com/2020/11/10/personal-epistemology-fre.... Users rule and any time they want, they can stop using Facebook. That they don't, is more instructive than the many thousands of media jeremiads about Facebook.
- supercanuck 5y agoMy 13 year old girl isn't just gonna "stop" using Instagram. Is it possible the media and congress represent the viewpoints of the non-technically sophisticated?
- stevespang 5y agoIt's the face of Zuckerberg - - total DEFIANCE when he is shown at congressional hearings
- literallyaduck 5y agoWe could fix this with a 100% social media tax.