We can have democracy or we can have Facebook

Re:We can have democracy or we can have Facebook by FriedrichN on Friday December 11, 2020 @08:34AM (#25385502)

Except for the fact with journalism you know who's responsible for the bit they publish. And that the publisher can't hide behind the fact that they're 'not responsible for user generated content'.

In most countries media is regulated, you're not allowed to advertise everywhere or publish lies.

When Facebook says 'free speech' they actually mean 'free enterprise'.

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Re:We can have democracy or we can have Facebook by arethuza on Friday December 11, 2020 @08:56AM (#25385745)

And what is published is visible to everyone - who knows what is in targetted ads other than the people who are targetted?

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Re:We can have democracy or we can have Facebook by edmundsauto on Friday December 11, 2020 @02:58PM (#25390166)

This can be true and still not move the needle. In traditional media, how many people seek out the opinion of the other side? Increasingly fewer. I would guess fewer than 10% of people try to find information disconfirming their beliefs on even an occasional basis.

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