Re:Zuckerberg asserts Facebook stands for free expression
by merpnderp on Thursday October 17, 2019 @02:59PM
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Isn’t that a little bit overly reductive? Facebook is also where likely >90% of political discussions happen, and Facebook’s own self interest is aligned with societies if they promote free speech.
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Re:Zuckerberg asserts Facebook stands for free expression
by throwaway_law on Friday October 18, 2019 @08:52AM
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>Facebook’s own self interest is aligned with societies if they promote free speech.
Facebook's interest is in capturing more market share and maximizing their profits...not sure how that aligns with the interest of society, but I guess it sounds good to call it promotion of free speech.
Re:Zuckerberg asserts Facebook stands for free expression
by merpnderp on Friday October 18, 2019 @07:03PM
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Profits are a good thing as usually some portion of them are brand new wealth, which makes us all richer. And if Facebook can create new wealth while promoting free speech, then society wins twice. Profits are simply the creation of new wealth and it is ridiculous to think they're bad.