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Facebook helped organize it in the same sense that Apple helped organize it when Burmese people use their devices to talk to each other. I understand that HN h
by missedthecue 4y ago
Facebook helped organize it in the same sense that Apple helped organize it when Burmese people use their devices to talk to each other.
I understand that HN has a massive hate boner for Facebook, but don't let it cloud your judgment.
- lostlogin 4y agoNo, Facebook’s role was considerably more active than that. The messages that were amplified, the complaints that were ignored and they allowed the organisation of a genocide. The NYT article covers it quite well but there is no shortage of information on their abysmal performance in the atrocities.
- lostmsu 4y ago> The messages that were amplified And Apple participated in that. Also the internet providers. > the complaints that were ignored I am sure Apple gets a lot of complaints about Facebook > and they allowed the organisation of a genocide Still fits Apple
- nier 4y agoPlease explain it to me as if I was a 5 year old. I do not understand the similarities between a communication platform and an ad-supported social network that uses software to maximize user engagement. From my naive standpoint I feel like when you manipulate people’s attention you should be somewhat liable for what happens as a result of that.
- lostmsu 4y ago> communication platform and an ad-supported social network Every social network is a communication platform.
- nier 4y agoThat’s too simplistic in my opinion. Social networks have publishing aspects and Facebook is responsible for what appears and gets amplified on their properties. What happens in real life when a city gets plastered with posters containing calls for violence? I think the more you give people reach the higher is your responsibility to moderate the content.
- lostmsu 4y ago> That’s too simplistic in my opinion. You got an adult explanation above. You asked for ELI5.