Mark Zuckerberg Is an Arbiter of Truth–Whether He Likes It or Not

Re:Mark Zuckerberg Is an Arbiter of Truth–Whether He Likes I... by mrits on Friday June 05, 2020 @01:08PM (#23430837)

If what you are saying is true then there is no need to censor. In your scenario people already know what is propaganda. Twitter allowed Oprah getting arrested for sex trafficking to trend to #1. There was no financial hit for that.

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Re:Mark Zuckerberg Is an Arbiter of Truth–Whether He Likes I... by espadrine on Friday June 05, 2020 @01:20PM (#23431042)

I think your misconception is that content has positive value.

Content can definitely have negative value. More is sometimes worse. The extremes are obvious (users gain less value from a website with more bullying), but the principle is true even in the middle ground.

While good advice brings value, bad advice (eg. medical, financial, etc.) causes users to seek value elsewhere, or causes their ruin and subsequent decrease in value to advertisers.

Even when the content does not have negative value, if it floods content with positive value, people no longer get the value they used to.

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Re:Mark Zuckerberg Is an Arbiter of Truth–Whether He Likes I... by mrits on Friday June 05, 2020 @01:33PM (#23431265)

"While good advice brings value" -- absolutely it doesn't

"bad advice (eg. medical, financial, etc.) causes users to seek value elsewhere" -- absolutely it doesn't

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