Re:Statement by FTC Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebo...
by cycrutchfield on Monday March 26, 2018 @11:17AM
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How exactly is that irony?
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Re:Statement by FTC Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebo...
by sweeneyrod on Monday March 26, 2018 @11:54AM
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Irony: "a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result". One would not expect a webpage condemning Facebook to suggest its readers use Facebook to promote that statement. It is wryly amusing that it does.
Re:Statement by FTC Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebo...
by candreasen on Monday March 26, 2018 @11:26AM
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Not ironic in the classic sense but it is a humorous coincidence, and it says a lot about Facebook's ubiquity.
Re:Statement by FTC Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebo...
by gberger on Monday March 26, 2018 @11:36AM
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Ironic in the Alanis Morisette sense :)
Re:Statement by FTC Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebo...
by chimeracoder on Monday March 26, 2018 @11:46AM
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It's ironic because it provides a subversion of expectations: the FTC is releasing a statement in which they are trying to demonstrate some sort of power and authority over Facebook, but at the same time using one of Facebook's product, thereby undermining (in a very minor way) their own statement. It's not deeply ironic, but it's definitely an example of irony.
Source: My partner wrote his doctoral dissertation on irony, so I happen to have picked up an appreciation for the subject.