Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield
by mogadsheu on Monday January 21, 2019 @09:54AM
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The general sentiment of the thread is pretty negative. I’d offer the contrary and say that this (provided that it’s moderated with some integrity) feature is one of the great potentially empowering uses of the platform. Bringing people together and connecting them to other likeminded individuals who would otherwise be strangers, I love that.
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Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield
by okmokmz on Monday January 21, 2019 @01:17PM
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>provided that it’s moderated with some integrity
Given what I've seen on and from Facebook, I would be absolutely shocked if that happened
>Bringing people together and connecting them to other likeminded individuals who would otherwise be strangers
Yet another avenue for bigots and the uninformed to receive support in their social media echo chamber
Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield
by volfied on Monday January 21, 2019 @12:51PM
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What about those of us that refuse to use Facebook because of all the privacy problems? Are we suddenly voiceless in our community because we refuse to sell our identity to Facebook?
"Connecting them to other likeminded individuals"... you mean an even larger echo chamber where people can easily ignore beliefs and ideas that they don't agree with.
Re:Facebook launches petition feature, its next battlefield
by dmitriid on Monday January 21, 2019 @11:02AM
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The negative sentiment can be described by "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on you".
How many time Facebook has been found to use its platform for activities that are illegal and nefarious in all but name?