Several NGOs tried at the time to raise awareness that a possible genocide was coordinated on Facebook. Facebook did nothing to interfere with this, despite tha

Several NGOs tried at the time to raise awareness that a possible genocide was coordinated on Facebook. Facebook did nothing to interfere with this, despite that their platform is not only a passive message board, but actively features posts with high "engagement" to as many users as possible. We have to be able to value free speech and a free exchange of ideas, and accept that this means we will have shady web sites inciting war and violence, while at the same time holding mass media responsible for their actions. Whoever runs Facebook should be just as responsible as said shady web site. We should be talking personal responsibility in a literal legal manner here, not having philosophical arguments. Keep in mind that Facebook at the time still tried to win over web forums, had the Arab spring in their back and did not miss a chance to talk about how they could change the world and had the political clout to do it.