Re:Three months of content moderation for Facebook in Berlin
by TeMPOraL on Monday January 29, 2018 @02:24AM
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> Yet those shady "fwd:fwd:fwd" stories do not propagate over email at anywhere near the velocity of the propaganda campaigns which saturate Facebook.
Because people no longer use e-mail for private communication. I remember the times of "fwd:fwd:fwd" stories - they were popular before IMs and social media.
And let's not forget the ultimate, age-old source of "fake news" - a real-life, face-to-face conversation with a friend or family member that starts with "did you hear that $<fake bullshit news of the day>".
Because people no longer use e-mail for private communication. I remember the times of "fwd:fwd:fwd" stories - they were popular before IMs and social media.
And let's not forget the ultimate, age-old source of "fake news" - a real-life, face-to-face conversation with a friend or family member that starts with "did you hear that $<fake bullshit news of the day>".