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I am as certain as one can be without any capacity to prove it, that fb and meta and Mr. Zuck.. are subject of some sort of attack for the past 2 years (the int
by bsedlm 5y ago
I am as certain as one can be without any capacity to prove it, that fb and meta and Mr. Zuck.. are subject of some sort of attack for the past 2 years (the intensity/frequency of critical opinion pieces went up within the last 2 years).
It's entertaining albeit unfruitful to wonder who could be behind. FB's reputation has been tarnished specially in the USA (which hints that it's an interest originating in the USA).
I'm not saying all criticisms are without merit, I'm saying that's very interesting that so many 'different' outlets have begun to directly criticize Facebook.
I like stratechery's opinion that a lot of FB's problems (legitimate concerns under scrutiny) aren't really FB's but the Internet's (given that FB is a large portion of the internet, and for certain users it's really most of the internet).
tl;dr; it sure seems like a lot of FUD about facebook these days.
- lm28469 5y ago> It's entertaining albeit unfruitful to wonder who could be behind. I'm not associated with anyone and I'll shit on fb/zuck as long as I can, I doubt I'm the only one. They're so widely criticised because they're the epitome of everything one can possibly hate about modern tech companies.
- jdp23 5y agoYeah really. In today's polarized political climate, criticizing Facebook is one of the very few things most people agree on! OK, enough unity, now let's get back to partisan mud-slinging :)
- bsedlm 5y agodisagree, google is not any better. (IMO google is the worst now, same as microsoft was once upont a time) Also Amazon is worse than FB towards open or free software
- mbesto 5y agoGoogle has immediate, easily discernible and credible utility to the average person. If I want to find "best recipes for brownies" Google helps me there regardless. I have clear intent to find the best recipes for making brownies. On Facebook my 82 year old grandma might post an article like "BEST BROWNIE RECIPES FOR SOUTH FLORIDA GRANDMAS" that might hit my feed. Very different.
- nightgarden 5y agoOf course there must be a lot of people who might have an agenda to destroy Zuck and/or Facebook, so it could be that, but personally I think the media just capitalises on the sentiments that already exist in society because that's the way to get more clicks. So, those stories that make people outraged about Facebook or Billionaires get amplified. But for Facebook especially, people have love-hate relationship with it because a) it's clear now that it is bad for society b) people need it at the same time because it continues to be convenient. So those stories in the media are really good for clicks because Facebook is not going away despite its issues, so it's always giant drama.
- keewee7 5y agoIt's because Facebook and Google tolerates far-right content on their platforms. That is why they're being targeted by progressive MEPs from the EU and liberal American media. As an EU citizen I will not miss Facebook but it's healthy to be aware of what is actually going on instead of pretending Brussels care about my privacy.
- timeon 5y ago> Brussels care about my privacy. "Brussels" is not one entity and this is not just about Facebook. Strange that some people are so invested in political believes that they need to insert it in places one would not expect. Do you know that there was lot of right not only far-right content removed from FB? > I will not miss Facebook but it's healthy to be aware of what is actually going on Maybe you did have uncovered "what is actually going on" or maybe you are just driven by "enemy of my enemy".
- mplewis 5y agoThese are the consequences of being a bad actor in the global information ecosystem. Did you forget that they made money off the violence in Myanmar?
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