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Re:Facebook banned me for life because I help people use it ... by ImPostingOnHN on Thursday October 07, 2021 @04:32PM (#28791678)
I am not confident that "make everyone happy", either equally, or even in varying amounts, should even be the primary objective here

a good response would be one that starts with respectable principles and values and proceeds according to those, even when it costs money

of course, that won't happen voluntarily, because money

Re:Facebook banned me for life because I help people use it ... by nradov on Thursday October 07, 2021 @04:58PM (#28791970)
In a company that operates worldwide, which country's or culture's principles and values should take precedence?
Re:Facebook banned me for life because I help people use it ... by ImPostingOnHN on Thursday October 07, 2021 @04:59PM (#28791995)
a good start would be for them to pick any that they can consistently apply and then seek feedback, but ideally it would explicitly describe what the trade-offs are between user safety and profits

at the moment, the only principles they consistently apply seem to be: protect zuckerberg first, company profits second, everything else third, but that's just my perception -- they should make clear what their principles are so we can judge whether or not they consistently stick to them, and whether or not we need legislation to nudge those priorities around for the good of society