Am I the only one getting a 404 for the image in question?
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“Dear Mark. I am writing this to inform you that I shall not comply”
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#32I wonder what the solution to this is. From what I know about reviewing reports about content, it's basically a case of someone reporting the post, then the report being farmed to reviewers, then the reviewers can check the post and I optionally the context to either kill the post or leave it alone. That means your post is one of hundreds this person sees that day and their guidance is likely "no genitalia, no nipple…
One solution is to not remove anything until told to do so by law enforcement. If people don't like what's posted they can choose to not view it.
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#33Well that's funny. I cannot find the picture anywhere. I even tried disabling uBlock and then was promptly reminded of why I use it.
The picture appear numerous times in the article. If disabling uBlock still didn't let you see it, then you've got some issues with your browser.
No, all of their images return 404 here as well, with ublock off.
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#34Facebook - context oblivious censorship on the other hand - reality-bubble forming curator algorithms on the other. Somehow the term "negative feedback loop" comes to mind every time Facebooks mechanisms to filter and market content is brought forth. I don't think internet search engines should try to be helpful. Guessing what the recipient would like to see removes chance for serendipity and creates and information…
>'I don't think internet search engines should try to be helpful'
I agree but the results need to be helpful in so much as they need to be context relevant. Google serves up any old cr*p, hardly ever related to what I'm looking for.
Of course, the flip side of that is for the result to be context relevant the search engine needs to know you which could be privacy infringing etc.
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#35Well that's funny. I cannot find the picture anywhere. I even tried disabling uBlock and then was promptly reminded of why I use it.
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#36Facebook - context oblivious censorship on the other hand - reality-bubble forming curator algorithms on the other. Somehow the term "negative feedback loop" comes to mind every time Facebooks mechanisms to filter and market content is brought forth. I don't think internet search engines should try to be helpful. Guessing what the recipient would like to see removes chance for serendipity and creates and information…
Facebook hasn't been filtering their trending news for about a week now, and in that time some of the top stories have been - A man having sex with a chicken sandwich - A fake story about Fox News firing Ann Coulter - A fake article about the iphone 8, claiming tim cook said Siri is going to do your chores for you. So yeah maybe the people were kinda needed?
Depends on what function you want the trending news feature to serve. If you want an unbiased view of what's currently popular on FB, this is better. If you want real, noteworthy news the this is probably worse.
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#37Sometimes I wonder that when we shower criticism on Facebook about privacy concerns, we're missing the forest for the trees. The bigger issue I see is the sheer amount of eyeballs trained exclusively to Facebook's content.
What does it mean for society when Facebook can demote a challenging but important article (say, of war reporting) in your newsfeed so it can promote your friend's Wedding photos, because an algorithm says that challenging articles cause people to leave FB, reducing page views and ad revenue?
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
Similar situation with Saddam or Gaddafi really. I don't understand why people were so upset with them.
So you are saying that Mark Zuckerberg is a dictator and no one has the freedom to leave his rule? This is so different, if you don't like Facebook use a competitors service. If a good one doesn't exist that lines up with your moral aspirations create one. But under Saddam and Gaddafi, you don't like them, keep quiet or you might disappear, if the wrong person over hears you.
> if you don't like Facebook use a competitors service. If a good one doesn't exist that lines up with your moral aspirations, create one
Is anyone working on this?
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, and that's the point of the article. So why are you trying to downplay it?
Because the point of the article is to shame Facebook. I'm making a different point.
This is how it works. Sure FB has a right to remove stuff, but if their users don't like it, they're going to potentially lose users and money. This article is a user telling FB that they don't like what they're doing.
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#40Should be titled "Dear USA Govt"