Zuckerberg defends Facebook users' right to be wrong – even Holocaust deniers

Re:Zuckerberg defends Facebook users' right to be wrong – ev... by jetblackio on Thursday July 19, 2018 @04:49AM (#17564752)

I think the distinction is "reach". Emails are generally directed to dozens, maybe hundreds of individuals, whereas with modern social media, an individual can reach millions of people. It begins to enter the realm of traditional media organizations.

But unlike traditional media organizations, there are far fewer laws in place regulating the responsibility that comes with that reach.

It is an interesting problem, and I'm not sure there is a good solution, other than try to combat it head on with education (how to properly evaluate the information you accept), and possibly PSAs.

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Re:Zuckerberg defends Facebook users' right to be wrong – ev... by rusk on Thursday July 19, 2018 @09:08AM (#17565846)

It's also a matter of "endorsement" which is what Facebook tacitly does when they they host this stuff.

You are free to say or feel whatever you want in your own living room, amongst your friends, private function, your head, email, decentralised hate-sites or even reddit or 4chan.

Precisely the problem with Facebook is that they are actively stirring the pot to sell ads. They are making money off this stuff.

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