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Re: Facebook Has Repeatedly Trended Fake News Since Firing Its Human Editors

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Post by unityByFreedom »

vinhboy wrote: post #34

Thank god someone is writing about this. Recently I've been on the Yahoo's homepage a lot, because of Fantasy Football, and I noticed that a lot of the content is exactly like the article says, fake news from right-wing propaganda sites. And no, this is not me expressing my liberal bias. It's one thing to have opinionated headlines like the Huffington Post, it's another thing to have a completely fictional headline c…

> I think tech culture's misguided desire to treat everyone "equally" creates a huge imbalance. You can't put the NYTimes in the same category as Breitbart. Just as you wouldn't compare it to "National Enquirer".

I agree. I think we're seeing a sharp rise in foreign "soft power" online in America this election.

It's being supported by the evangelicals who will not remove their vote from Trump on the grounds that they really want that supreme court seat.

After the election, foreign influence will dwindle. The credibility of such websites cannot be maintained while pushing so much unverified or simply false information. This is the strength of our first amendment.

Re: Facebook Has Repeatedly Trended Fake News Since Firing Its Human Editors

#62

Post by lucio »

philwelch wrote: post #13
popmystack wrote: post #2

Yeah, all because people wanted to scream "bias." Sadly the community here seemed apt to agree with it, but I definitely have my opinions on that. Quoted from a previous thread: >Did the standard for their sources remain relatively constant regardless of the material being discussed? There isn't a clear answer here, but that doesn't make it defacto censorship of one set of particular political opinions. The sources t…

There are plenty of low-quality left-wing news sources too, but the high-quality sources definitely trend to the left for some reason. Breitbart and Huffington Post are both tabloid garbage, but at least there are highbrow counterparts to Huffington Post.

"...definitely trend to the left for some reason."

It is the same reason why most movies have a happy ending. It is easier to sell daydreams (histories and world-views) than the harsh reality.

Re: Facebook Has Repeatedly Trended Fake News Since Firing Its Human Editors

#63

Post by paulddraper »

unityByFreedom wrote: post #61
vinhboy wrote: post #34

Thank god someone is writing about this. Recently I've been on the Yahoo's homepage a lot, because of Fantasy Football, and I noticed that a lot of the content is exactly like the article says, fake news from right-wing propaganda sites. And no, this is not me expressing my liberal bias. It's one thing to have opinionated headlines like the Huffington Post, it's another thing to have a completely fictional headline c…

> I think tech culture's misguided desire to treat everyone "equally" creates a huge imbalance. You can't put the NYTimes in the same category as Breitbart. Just as you wouldn't compare it to "National Enquirer". I agree. I think we're seeing a sharp rise in foreign "soft power" online in America this election. It's being supported by the evangelicals who will not remove their vote from Trump on the grounds that they…

> It's being supported by the evangelicals who will not remove their vote from Trump on the grounds that they really want that supreme court seat.

You make it sound illogical.

As a religious conservative, I do really want that supreme court seat.

The President has to really ask for permission for everything else (laws, budgets, wars, etc.), but justice nomination is very largely his choice. Don't be surprised if that factors heavily in my decision.

Re: Facebook Has Repeatedly Trended Fake News Since Firing Its Human Editors

#64

Post by shard972 »

vinhboy wrote: post #55
wyager wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> NPR, NYTimes, WaPO Not directed at you specifically, but if you think those sources are unbiased, it just means that you're bad at detecting bias. Edit: Haha, this one struck a chord.

I am completely ok with you directing that comment at me, because I fundamentally disagree with your assessment. I have a pretty complete understanding of current events from reading those sources. For your statement to be valid, you'd have to prove that there is a considerable amount of information missing and is only available via conservative media.

> For your statement to be valid, you'd have to prove that there is a considerable amount of information missing and is only available via conservative media.

That is not the standard for bias, and the fact you make your standard "Well if it doesn't have info that conservatives have". What about libertarians? Anarchists? Socialists? Fascists? Communists?

Everyone is bias, some places do a great job of separating out their biases from reporting but its fantasy land to think that there are motivated journalists out there that just don't have an opinion one way or the other.

Re: Facebook Has Repeatedly Trended Fake News Since Firing Its Human Editors

#65

Post by lucio »

disposablezero wrote: post #3

The next billion dollar startup will be a self-reprogramming, employee-less AI company which can self-produce memetic lolcat videos and celebtity gossip. >. In other news, humans now have even fewer jobs to do... all those idle people without jobs (ie, truck/taxi drivers, pilots, ship captains, BS office jobs) are completely, harmless, disorganized and bear absolutely no ill will against the vast majority of new weal…

You posted it as ironic, but after reading your idea there are 5 teams feverishly working on it. :) By the way, how does lolcat-aio-matic.com sounds to you?

Re: Facebook Has Repeatedly Trended Fake News Since Firing Its Human Editors

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Post by unityByFreedom »

paulddraper wrote: post #63
unityByFreedom wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I think tech culture's misguided desire to treat everyone "equally" creates a huge imbalance. You can't put the NYTimes in the same category as Breitbart. Just as you wouldn't compare it to "National Enquirer". I agree. I think we're seeing a sharp rise in foreign "soft power" online in America this election. It's being supported by the evangelicals who will not remove their vote from Trump on the grounds that they…

> It's being supported by the evangelicals who will not remove their vote from Trump on the grounds that they really want that supreme court seat. You make it sound illogical. As a religious conservative, I do really want that supreme court seat. The President has to really ask for permission for everything else (laws, budgets, wars, etc.), but justice nomination is very largely his choice. Don't be surprised if that…

> You make it sound illogical.

> As a religious conservative, I do really want that supreme court seat. That factors heavily in the decision.

Sorry, that's my bias seeping in. I respect your choice.

> The President has to really ask for permission for everything else (laws, budgets, wars, etc.), but justice nomination is very largely his choice. Don't be surprised if that factors heavily in my decision.

Not nuclear. He could launch with approval of his self-chosen cabinet, or choose not to defend our allies, resulting in more tensions in areas prone to nuclear war.

Personally I think the risks posed by Trump with his thumb on the nuclear button are greater than the lives saved by repealing abortion rights. May God bless you and all of us through these tough times.

Re: Facebook Has Repeatedly Trended Fake News Since Firing Its Human Editors

#68

Post by spork2 »

vinhboy wrote: post #34

Thank god someone is writing about this. Recently I've been on the Yahoo's homepage a lot, because of Fantasy Football, and I noticed that a lot of the content is exactly like the article says, fake news from right-wing propaganda sites. And no, this is not me expressing my liberal bias. It's one thing to have opinionated headlines like the Huffington Post, it's another thing to have a completely fictional headline c…

"Obama lets immigrants across border to kill white people"

Can't find that headline...

This was the top result from entering your headline google though

http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/05/border-meltdown-obama-deli...

There's a pretty big difference between ILLEGAL immigration and LEGAL immigration.

Re: Facebook Has Repeatedly Trended Fake News Since Firing Its Human Editors

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Post by jmspring »

paulddraper wrote: post #63
unityByFreedom wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I think tech culture's misguided desire to treat everyone "equally" creates a huge imbalance. You can't put the NYTimes in the same category as Breitbart. Just as you wouldn't compare it to "National Enquirer". I agree. I think we're seeing a sharp rise in foreign "soft power" online in America this election. It's being supported by the evangelicals who will not remove their vote from Trump on the grounds that they…

> It's being supported by the evangelicals who will not remove their vote from Trump on the grounds that they really want that supreme court seat. You make it sound illogical. As a religious conservative, I do really want that supreme court seat. The President has to really ask for permission for everything else (laws, budgets, wars, etc.), but justice nomination is very largely his choice. Don't be surprised if that…

"Very largely his choice" ... then why hasn't the current nominee see a vote in congress?

Re: Facebook Has Repeatedly Trended Fake News Since Firing Its Human Editors

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Post by paulddraper »

unityByFreedom wrote: post #67
paulddraper wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It's being supported by the evangelicals who will not remove their vote from Trump on the grounds that they really want that supreme court seat. You make it sound illogical. As a religious conservative, I do really want that supreme court seat. The President has to really ask for permission for everything else (laws, budgets, wars, etc.), but justice nomination is very largely his choice. Don't be surprised if that…

> You make it sound illogical. > As a religious conservative, I do really want that supreme court seat. That factors heavily in the decision. Sorry, that's my bias seeping in. I respect your choice. > The President has to really ask for permission for everything else (laws, budgets, wars, etc.), but justice nomination is very largely his choice. Don't be surprised if that factors heavily in my decision. Not nuclear.…

> Personally I think the risks posed by Trump with his thumb on the nuclear button are greater than the lives saved by repealing abortion rights.

10 to 1 you're wrong.

https://xkcd.com/1132/

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