Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News

Post by deleterious » Mon, May 09, 2016, 7:45 PM UTC

Post by [deleted] » Mon, May 09, 2016, 7:50 PM UTC

dmix wrote: post #211

bunkydoo wrote: post #193

I hate how Silicon Valley culture makes it seem like they are all for freedom of information and how the big bad government is censoring and surveilling things from a bunch of innocent hackers (startup guys) when in reality if given the opportunity this crowd does the EXACT same thing. I have limited respect for either party

Tech companies are not immune to the negative side effects that come with large centralized institutions, even if it started in Silicon Valley. I don't believe we're ignorant to this fact. We tend to rally against centralization and attempts to control information. Which is exactly why this is frontpage on HN. FB has been consistently attacked for this type of stuff for years. That's a healthy sign of our community v…

Post by pyoung » Mon, May 09, 2016, 7:53 PM UTC

protomyth wrote: post #196

throwit992 wrote: post #192

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To piggyback on this, one of the things Jonathan Haidt has shown in his work on ideological bias is that liberals are unable to accurately understand the conservative worldview, while both conservative and moderates are able to accurately explain liberal positions. Here's an explanation of the study: >One other point that I find really interesting and important about Haidt’s work is his findings on the ability of dif…

Part of that might be that conservatives and moderates hear the liberal opinion expressed in so many out outlets that it is fairly easy to give an accurate answer where liberals hear what liberal outlets think conservatives think which is sensationalized to gain eyeballs. I was taught to be able to argue the other sides opinion as well because then you truly understand what you believe.

Post by marknutter » Mon, May 09, 2016, 7:55 PM UTC

notliketherest wrote: post #227

Just a rant because I'm sick of the hypocrisy and double standards being perpetrated by the media and ignoramuses and I guess Facebook too - Black Lives matter is a racist, anarchist organization that engages in illegitimate and illegal protests, and whoever is funding them should be investigated and stand trial for supporting terrorist organizations.

Post by gunshigh » Mon, May 09, 2016, 7:57 PM UTC

pdkl95 wrote: post #228

gunshigh wrote: post #149

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Benghazi was the result of a YouTube video! We're not spying on your emails! I never sent classified information on that server! Drone strikes only hit terrorists! There are no secret "kill lists"! With this insurance program you'll get to keep your doctors! We aren't going to make you pay for insurance you don't need! The SuperDelegates are just a way to amplify Vox Populi! "If Facebook is keeping "news" like this,…

(Remember, the point was matching "empirical reality") > Benghazi was the result of a YouTube video! Meh. Who cares? That was an insignificant event compared to the climate and government policy. > We're not spying on your emails! This one uses the NSA's word game where they claim it's only a "search" when a human looks at it. While I suspect many regular politicians (including Obama) don't fully understand the subje…