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Re:Facebook slow to address political manipulation outside w... by csemaan on Monday April 12, 2021 @09:57AM (#26779493)
I am sorry I can't answer your question: I read many many sources (from big name media to small time bloggers), contrast and apply common sense. I know my limitations to access the 'truth', and I live with that, always in doubt. That said, regarding Facebook, I genuinely never used it really (I have a placeholder account), never used Instagram, never used Messenger, never installed any of these apps on my phone, never log into these web apps on my PC. I use WhatsApp constantly to communicate with friends and family across the world.
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Re:Facebook slow to address political manipulation outside w... by reducesuffering on Monday April 12, 2021 @04:54PM (#26785045)
> "That said, regarding Facebook, I genuinely never used it really (I have a placeholder account), never used Instagram, never used Messenger"

Then you have a very limited understanding of the extreme issues with viral social media misinformation filter bubbles.

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Re:Facebook slow to address political manipulation outside w... by syops on Monday April 12, 2021 @10:07AM (#26779602)
You apply the term MSM and thus must have a notion of what constitutes the MSM, right? So which media sources don't count as MSM? If you can't name such sources then why use MSM instead of "mass media"?
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Re:Facebook slow to address political manipulation outside w... by csemaan on Monday April 12, 2021 @10:29AM (#26779825)
We are completely gone off-subject, but here is my take: I don't believe the MSM/Non-MSM divide creates any magical trust or value. The national (or international) household names (say WaPo, NYT, CNN, Fox, Slate, BBC, The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, Le Monde, Le Figaro, El Pais, Al Jazeera, etc.: extrapolate worldwide...) just have the power to do more harm/control/propaganda. Non-MSM (or non household recognizable names) are not more trustful in my view, obviously. In short: read, contrast, doubt, apply common sense.
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Re:Facebook slow to address political manipulation outside w... by syops on Monday April 12, 2021 @11:26AM (#26780426)
Then why use MSM instead of just “mass media” or instead of just saying, “verify sources to the extent possible”? My claim is that Facebook has far more power to do damage than the sources you’ve stated.
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