Re:Facebook relaxed misinformation rules for conservative pages
by mikenew on Saturday August 08, 2020 @04:52AM
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It doesn't matter. You can argue that "people shouldn't fall prey to groupthink" and I'd agree with you. But they do. We're talking about a group of 2.6 billion people, not an individual. On average, people are a product of their environment. And the environment, in this case, is a bad one. It promotes all the wrong things and the incentives are in all the wrong places.
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Re:Facebook relaxed misinformation rules for conservative pages
by kmlx on Saturday August 08, 2020 @05:01AM
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the "environment" is in fact our society.
you assume the cause is facebook, when in fact facebook is the effect of a sick society.
but, facebook does help in bringing to light our abysmal failure in building society.
Re:Facebook relaxed misinformation rules for conservative pages
by Joeri on Saturday August 08, 2020 @07:52AM
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It is a circle. Society influences facebook, facebook feeds back into society. For example, I’m convinced facebook’s amplification of pro-brexit and pro-trump messages in those campaigns was instrumental in their victory. No facebook, no president trump. I’ve also seen how facebook turned my sister into an anti-vaxxer.
In essence you can look at facebook as a platform for information warfare. It tends to amplify lies, and some forces are more able to exploit that.
Re:Facebook relaxed misinformation rules for conservative pages
by kukx on Saturday August 08, 2020 @10:19AM
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It is your sister. You probably talk to her. Try convincing her. If you fail, is the Facebook to be blamed? I do not think so.
Re:Facebook relaxed misinformation rules for conservative pages
by hellisothers on Sunday August 09, 2020 @01:03AM
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Yes. Because what is one voice (even family) vs the 100s of voices and constant reaffirmation of lies and misinformation.