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Re:FB to curb internal debate over sensitive issues amid emp... by whateveracct on Thursday September 17, 2020 @08:14PM (#24511517)
> This is a fair point, but I think the political aspect is an "emergent property" if you will, rather than an inherent one.

This is like saying discrimination that gets baked into an ML model isn't the creators' fault imo.

Re:FB to curb internal debate over sensitive issues amid emp... by Thorentis on Thursday September 17, 2020 @08:21PM (#24511595)
No it isn't. The creator chooses which data to feed in, and which not to. Garbage in, garbage out. If Facebook positions itself as the arbitor of data and actively stops people from posting, then it must take responsibility for what is on the platform. If it simply allows people to sort the data that anybody can post, then any properties of that sorting (whether by likes, or date posted) are emergent.