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Did you actually read the article or are you just trying to create controversy? That quote comes from a Facebook spokesperson trying to push back against the ne
by aardvarkr 5y ago
Did you actually read the article or are you just trying to create controversy? That quote comes from a Facebook spokesperson trying to push back against the negative attention.
> Facebook issued a lengthy statement from director of policy communications Lena Pietsch titled "Missing Facts from Tonight's 60 Minutes Segment."
> She pointed to Facebook's investment to monitor for harmful content; disputed the way Facebook's own research on teenagers' mental health has been reported; and rejected the claim that the social network has furthered political polarization.
How can you say "If there was a story here, I feel like they’re working hard on overplaying their hand at the risk of losing the audience once the initial frenzy wears off." when you have clearly demonstrated that you didn't bother to read the story in the first place and just like to cherrypick quotes out of context to prove a point?
EDIT: And now the OP has edited their post but still stands by their claim that this is a nothingburger, without evidence this time.
For context, the OP originally quoted "She pointed to Facebook's investment to monitor for harmful content" out of context as evidence of something good that facebook did but this article is trying to trump up into something bad.
- isabelc 5y agoFrom HN guidelines: >Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article?"
- aardvarkr 5y agoBecause at the time it was the top comment making speculative claims and taking quotes WILDLY out of context. Accusing the author of trumping up an issue when the OP is quoting the rebuttal from the company is not just misleading but harmful misinformation and should be rightfully called out
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- PragmaticPulp 5y ago> EDIT: And now the OP has edited their post but still stands by their claim that this is a nothingburger, without evidence this time There was more to my post than the one-line quote that I removed. I also acknowledged the error and thank a commenter for pointing it out below.