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Re:Facebook blocks links to B.S. Detector, fake news warning... by forgetsusername on Friday December 02, 2016 @05:55PM (#13093052)
>but here's the part that I don't get: why do you want Facebook to exercise even _more_ discretion over what kind of news people see?

This one is easy: people in these parts think that the fake news is one-sided, and that it got a president they don't like elected. So now fake news is a major issue.

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Re:Facebook blocks links to B.S. Detector, fake news warning... by inimino on Saturday December 03, 2016 @01:40AM (#13094675)
And the solution is, obviously, technology, and specifically machine learning because that's the solution to everything these days.
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Re:Facebook blocks links to B.S. Detector, fake news warning... by DefaultUserHN on Saturday December 03, 2016 @04:20AM (#13095068)
No. The solution is to setup a Ministry of Truth like what Facebook is trying to do. People are too stupid and must be protected from reading #FakeNews because they can not think for themselves. Let the corporations and the government think for them.
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