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Re:Facebook to ban white nationalist content by ineedasername on Thursday March 28, 2019 @01:36AM (#19509550)
> The college will be held responsible if there's misinformation or something of criminal nature being shared.

This is precisely the dynamic that is driving facebook. I don't think the comparison to a newspaper is perfect, but I do think it's apt. In both cases, neither venue is obligated to give anyone their own soapbox to stand on. That was my point.

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Re:Facebook to ban white nationalist content by alexandre_m on Thursday March 28, 2019 @08:42AM (#19511582)
The problem with FB is they want all the benefits of a platform without any of the drawbacks.

Or rather, it's the public perception of what FB should be and FB is stuck in the middle juggling with politics.

Obviously if you're a shareholder then you want to play it cool with the medias and portray a good image of the company.

I just think it's bad policy.

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