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Can someone please explain to me why Facebook shouldn’t be treated as a news publisher? They are now outright choosing what content to show you. This is indisti
by parkingrift 4y ago
Can someone please explain to me why Facebook shouldn’t be treated as a news publisher? They are now outright choosing what content to show you. This is indistinguishable from opinion or freelance journalism sites.
Facebook is now explicitly deciding which content to allow, editorializing content at will, and dictating the content that you see.
Looks like a news publisher. Sounds like a news publisher. Acts like a news publisher.
Facebook should not receive Section 230 protections any longer.
- hgazx 4y agoFacebook, or Twitter, or… Twitter shows clearly editorialised content in the trending sidebar.
- AlexandrB 4y agoAgree completely. If you want Section 230 protection, present posts chronologically or based on some user-chosen criteria. If you want to "curate" people's feeds based on some opaque algorithm you should not be able to hide behind Section 230 when people complain about the results.