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I don’t really like Facebook, but what is Facebook supposed to do? That’s what I don’t understand. What duty did they abdicate here? I read the article but did
by barney54 5y ago
I don’t really like Facebook, but what is Facebook supposed to do? That’s what I don’t understand. What duty did they abdicate here? I read the article but didn’t see any evidence that people on Facebook beforehand stated they would break into the Capitol.
- zestyping 5y agoFacebook had a standing policy against election disinformation and incitement to violence, which it failed to enforce. The company also had an ongoing practice of making deliberate exceptions to their terms of service for Trump and other politicians, allowing them to violate the rules with impunity.
- ceejayoz 5y agoFacebook's focus on engagement led to radicalization. They knew this. https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-dismisses-changes-algorithm-encourages-polarization-extremism-2020-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-dis... > The Journal reported that research Facebook conducted internally in 2016 and 2018 showed the platform's algorithm contributed to the proliferation of polarizing content. When Zuckerberg was presented with proposed changes to the platform to stymie the spread, the Facebook CEO asked employees not to bring him any more proposed algorithm edits that were "in the name of social good," the newspaper said.