Aaron Sorkin: An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg

Re:Aaron Sorkin: An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg by carlosdp on Thursday October 31, 2019 @03:42PM (#21412817)

TV networks can and do reject putting on ads that violate a certain threshold of misinformation. As for mail, that's closer to private chat than broadcasted ads so I don't think that's super relevant. They're not talking about censoring people's FB messages.

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Re:Aaron Sorkin: An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg by chillacy on Thursday October 31, 2019 @03:59PM (#21413055)

Why is this myth still repeated? TV networks are forced to air misinformation by law: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/should-tv-stations-ban-fal...

This movement to get social media to enforce misinformation is a new one. It might be the right thing to do, but it's drastically different than the status quo.

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Re:Aaron Sorkin: An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg by Traster on Thursday October 31, 2019 @07:56PM (#21415039)

You're confusing political ads with adverts from political candidates. Your link specifically notes the difference, TV stations won't censor adverts from candidates but will from super PACs. So glassing over that difference is a bit of a red flag, since the super PAC ads are exactly what's at issue on facebook.

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Re:Aaron Sorkin: An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg by chillacy on Friday November 01, 2019 @12:11AM (#21416218)

I guess I'm still one outrage behind when CNN and Warren were complaining about the Trump Biden ads (which was technically a candidate ad).

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Re:Aaron Sorkin: An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg by natechols on Thursday October 31, 2019 @03:52PM (#21412962)

TV networks - at least the ones using public airwaves in the US - can not reject political ads, as a consequence of FCC regulations.

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