Re:Zuckerberg asserts Facebook stands for free expression
by fsociety on Thursday October 17, 2019 @04:26PM
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They could easily go the Apple route and sellout their own mission to be a product in China but they didn't. That's a moral standing which does interfere with an enormous amount of profits.
Re:Zuckerberg asserts Facebook stands for free expression
by wavefunction on Thursday October 17, 2019 @07:45PM
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You sure about that?
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/technology/facebook-censo...
I know they're not operating in China but that appears to be because Chinese authorities have blocked them and not any particular moral stance.
Re:Zuckerberg asserts Facebook stands for free expression
by clay_the_ripper on Thursday October 17, 2019 @05:01PM
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Exactly my point. Facebook is a powerful organization in which one person exerts a lot of control. If said person “goes bad” that would be very bad for everyone.
Fortunately for us, Mark Zuckerberg isn’t going to “go bad” which is exactly my point. How could he? After everything he has said and done and stands for publicly he would be an outcast. A pariah. Reviled in the history books.
Additionally, he’s setting up an independent review board that codifies his way of thinking into a system that is independent and separate. Is it perfect? No. Could it be corrupted? Probably. Will it? I doubt it.
He not only runs FB, he owns it and has 100% control over it - he has the majority of vote share on the board.
If he goes bad or power gets to his head, there's nothing to stop him but government.