The Facebook whistleblower is heroic and terribly wrong

Re:The Facebook whistleblower is heroic and terribly wrong by krisrm on Thursday October 07, 2021 @11:32AM (#28787643)

I personally don't understand why, as a whistleblower, she should also be proposing policies. "Hey there's something wrong" and "Here's how you fix it" seem like they should be very distinct in these cases where someone could easily use their leverage as a "high profile" whistleblower to push a particular political agenda.

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Re:The Facebook whistleblower is heroic and terribly wrong by thatguy0900 on Thursday October 07, 2021 @11:35AM (#28787680)

People ask for Snowdens take on everything too. I think it's just that as a whistle-blower they're somewhat of a verified good guy who also has domain expertise.

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Re:The Facebook whistleblower is heroic and terribly wrong by pixelgeek on Thursday October 07, 2021 @11:44AM (#28787815)

I think legislators want to hear opinions from people that have experience in the subject matter.

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Re:The Facebook whistleblower is heroic and terribly wrong by thesausageking on Thursday October 07, 2021 @12:44PM (#28788799)

I understand the objection, but I think she is a subject matter expert having worked for Facebook, Yelp, and Pinterest. Also, while at Facebook, she worked in their civic integrity department, which is supposed to handle issues like what she was testifying on. Legislators can either take her suggestions or ignore them.

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Re:The Facebook whistleblower is heroic and terribly wrong by mikecoles on Thursday October 07, 2021 @11:54AM (#28787976)

Video that discusses her possible biases and the trojan horse suspicion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRjSjjyfN1U

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Re:The Facebook whistleblower is heroic and terribly wrong by pixelgeek on Thursday October 07, 2021 @11:58AM (#28788027)

Louder with Crowder? Really?

Well he certainly is familiar with bias. I'll give you that.

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Re:The Facebook whistleblower is heroic and terribly wrong by mikecoles on Thursday October 07, 2021 @12:17PM (#28788359)

So... nothing to refute? Just don't like the guy?

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Re:The Facebook whistleblower is heroic and terribly wrong by pixelgeek on Thursday October 07, 2021 @12:23PM (#28788444)

Post a link to content posted by someone who isn't a bully and a homophobe and I'll look at it. Crowder is a cut-rate Rush Limbaugh without the gravitas and he has the same approach.

I don't have any opinion about him as a person but as a source of information he isn't reputable and I'd not waste my time listening to him.

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Re:The Facebook whistleblower is heroic and terribly wrong by notarget137 on Thursday October 07, 2021 @03:48PM (#28791209)

Is it not what is said a concern for you rather who is saying it?

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Re:The Facebook whistleblower is heroic and terribly wrong by bopbeepboop on Thursday October 07, 2021 @02:23PM (#28790241)

Your comment on why you’re not viewing it:

> someone who isn't a bully and a homophobe

Your explanation of your own comment:

> I don't have any opinion about him as a person […] as a source of information he isn't reputable

I think at some level, you recognize that you’re ignoring a source based on your opinion of him as a person, so you feel the need to claim the opposite.

You’d think if your second paragraph were true, you’d have commented on his failures as a source and not him as a person as the basis of your objection in the first paragraph.

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Re:The Facebook whistleblower is heroic and terribly wrong by Banana699 on Thursday October 07, 2021 @12:49PM (#28788887)

>Post a link to content posted by someone who isn't a bully and a homophobe and I'll look at it.

That's.. Not coherent. GP didn't ask you to look, you volunteered that you don't want to look.

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