farcebook

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   by farcebook 5y ago

   Explain?
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   by farcebook 5y ago

   Facebook further blurs the difference between objective analysis, expert opinion, and uninformed nonsense. And, yes, like the talk shows, it profits off this amplification of nonsense. Algorithmic engagement is the natural evolution of &quo
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   by farcebook 5y ago

   I agree, and that's why I said "rudimentary". Still, as content producers and not algorithmic aggregators, both their ability and success at amplifying disinformation is much, much less than Facebook's. Even Breitbart or
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   by farcebook 5y ago

   One, most of the mainstream news has at least basic editorial processes in place that do a rudimentary check on truthiness. Facebook, along with some of the sketchier news outlets, are the opposite: they profit off (and optimize for) disinf
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   by farcebook 5y ago

   So, what, we should just wait until Zuckerberg decides to get his act together one day and admit he's been a wee bit evil? The whole point of whistleblowing is so the average worker cna tattle on the unethical decisions made by leaders