Re:Zuckerberg Says Twitter Is Wrong to Fact-Check Trump
by kinjba1 on Thursday May 28, 2020 @03:26AM
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> Fact checking isn't possible
Except outright lies and misinformation are easily disproved.
But moderation is not cheap. Zuckerberg is working what he sees as the most profitable angle, unsurprisingly, and spinning it to promote his ad company. Ad views are profitable. The fact that a hands-off policy allows the promotion of genocide in Myanmar and spreads hate and propaganda everywhere faster than ever does not matter.
Except outright lies and misinformation are easily disproved.
But moderation is not cheap. Zuckerberg is working what he sees as the most profitable angle, unsurprisingly, and spinning it to promote his ad company. Ad views are profitable. The fact that a hands-off policy allows the promotion of genocide in Myanmar and spreads hate and propaganda everywhere faster than ever does not matter.