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What do you mean no one talks about it? The media itself (and occasionally even the United States government) were taking about it a lot as they lamented the ri
by sclarisse 3y ago
What do you mean no one talks about it? The media itself (and occasionally even the United States government) were taking about it a lot as they lamented the rise of Fake News and the election of Donald Trump. They asked for it, and suggested if they didn’t get it there might be heavy handed regulation. Facebook gave it to them.
A sample.
"What Facebook Did to American Democracy" — The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/10/what-facebook-did/542502/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/10/what-...
"Facebook Has Been a Disaster for the World" — The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/opinion/facebook-democracy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/opinion/facebook-democrac...
"Mark Zuckerberg Has Set Our Democracy on Fire" — The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/zuckerberg-facebook-political-advertising/ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/zuckerberg-facebo...
"Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy?" — The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/17/can-mark-zuckerberg-fix-facebook-before-it-breaks-democracy https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/17/can-mark-zucke...
"Facebook harms children and weakens democracy: ex-employee" — BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58805965 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58805965
“Fighting Digital Disinformation” - Warren for Senate https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/fighting-digital-disinformation https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/fighting-digital-disinform...
- 908B64B197 3y agoAll of these media organizations are in direct competition with Facebook for advertising revenue (and are losing pretty badly). They all have a vested interest in Facebook usage dropping.
- sclarisse 3y agoThat’s fine there’s more. Were we talking Buzzfeed? “How Facebook Failed To Prevent Stop The Steal” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/craigsilverman/facebook-failed-stop-the-steal-insurrection https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/craigsilverman/facebook... “I have blood on my hands” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/craigsilverman/facebook-ignore-political-manipulation-whistleblower-memo https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/craigsilverman/facebook...