Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of misinformation

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Post by CodeGenie » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 5:27 PM UTC

Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of misinformation
techcrunch.com

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Post by 6d6b73 » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 7:10 PM UTC

So they admit they want to censorship FB.

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Post by Afforess » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 7:11 PM UTC

6d6b73 wrote: post #2

So they admit they want to censorship FB.

Censorship of libel and intentional mischief is no vice.

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Post by rhizome » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 7:12 PM UTC

6d6b73 wrote: post #2

So they admit they want to censorship FB.

One person trying to censorship is another person's editorial policy.

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Post by istorical » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 7:14 PM UTC

Afforess wrote: post #3

6d6b73 wrote: post #2

So they admit they want to censorship FB.

Censorship of libel and intentional mischief is no vice.

It's up to courts to decide whether something is libel or slander, not an algorithm or an engineer at Facebook.

Private communication / media organizations like Facebook deciding what's acceptable and what's not would only be censorship.

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Post by ihsw » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 7:14 PM UTC

The moderation of Facebook is outsourced to a select group of organizations, not unlike Twitter with their Trust and Safety Council.

https://about.twitter.com/safety/council

https://blog.twitter.com/2016/announcing-the-twitter-trust-s...

Unsurprisingly, Twitter's Safety Council members are predominantly left-leaning with ties to the (now defunct) Clinton campaign. I would presume there are plenty of seats to be filled now.

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Post by mtgx » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 7:15 PM UTC

So who's going to be Head of Truth at Facebook?

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Post by anonymous42380 » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 7:15 PM UTC

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Post by legodt » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 7:15 PM UTC

6d6b73 wrote: post #2

So they admit they want to censorship FB.

"waahhh somebody told me Breitbart is racist and now I'm being CENSORED"

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Post by cityandtech » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 7:16 PM UTC

6d6b73 wrote: post #2

So they admit they want to censorship FB.

It makes sense to reduce the effect of "cottage industries" getting paid to misrepresent the popularity of certain topics. I wouldn't call that censorship.