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Post by exolymph »

The trending topics box is not that important in and of itself, but Facebook's editorial attitudes are crucial -- considering their position as an entity perceived as not having editorial attitudes. Let's all remember that algorithms reflect editorial choices just as much as manual curation. Bias cannot be erased; it's part of human communication. Declared bias > hidden biases.

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Post by darkengine »

A non-apology with no admission of any wrongdoing. Even before the recent controversy, it was blindingly obvious to anyone who cared to look that the trending topics were curated for a particular angle. Twitter does the same thing with their trending hashtags and topics as well. How many times has an inconvenient hashtag mysteriously dropped off the trending list?

Today's implementations of social media have changed little. Control of information to the public is still in the hands of the media.

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Post by CamonZ »

darkengine wrote: post #3

A non-apology with no admission of any wrongdoing. Even before the recent controversy, it was blindingly obvious to anyone who cared to look that the trending topics were curated for a particular angle. Twitter does the same thing with their trending hashtags and topics as well. How many times has an inconvenient hashtag mysteriously dropped off the trending list? Today's implementations of social media have changed…

Media has always been biased in favor of the gatekeepers (and their views) that control the medium

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Post by CamonZ »

cloudjacker wrote: post #4

This won't save you from the congressional hearing

Congressional hearing? Regardless of the fact that fb pretty much holds the same position of the government and helps spread it, why would there be a congressional hearing on a private company doing what they want with their platform.

We have always been free to stop using fb or roll an alternative.

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