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A comment on Facebook isn’t free speech, it’s algorithmic amplification optimized for outrage. Parent comment

Re:Facebook isn’t free speech, it’s algorithmic amplificatio... by marcosdumay on Sunday October 20, 2019 @05:07PM (#21307148)
> Facebook, twitter, and other social networks give people a voice and a community.

No, it doesn't. That the point. It gives people a some of curated information subset from what people they know is saying, probably out of context, and heavily biased. That's not a community, because it's not made of whole people.

They also give voice to some of your thoughts that they decide they want to. That's not voice, or at least, that's not voice to you, that's voice for them, while impersonating you.

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Re:Facebook isn’t free speech, it’s algorithmic amplificatio... by baby on Sunday October 20, 2019 @05:59PM (#21307477)
> No, it doesn't

I'm part of several communities in both Facebook and Twitter, so I fail to see your point.

This is actually why most people use Facebook/Twitter nowadays.

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Re:Facebook isn’t free speech, it’s algorithmic amplificatio... by marcosdumay on Monday October 21, 2019 @11:30AM (#21313412)
It's not you talking on those communities. It's an impersonation of you by Facebook, with as much fidelity to the real you as Facebook deems necessary. The same applies to all the "people" you interact with there.
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