Link to the CDC guidance in question: https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/07-21-2021-lab-alert...
Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”
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Re: Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”
#102And this is why Facebook has no business being part of fact checking. While it may look different, this is no different than two folks on the phone getting interrupted by ATT and being told they are incorrect on their assumptions about topic X. Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are the carrier, and should be treated as such.
Yes, one easily-corrected mistake proves the futility of the entire idea, and this is worse than just letting false information overtake Facebook. It's why you probably deactivated your spam filters the first time some signup email accidentally got caught in it.
Well, it proves the problems and downsides of the entire idea. It doesn't necessarily prove it's futile, and it doesn't even necessarily prove it's a bad idea, but those of us who pointed out the problems are proven right that they are in fact problems...
Re: Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”
#103And this is why Facebook has no business being part of fact checking. While it may look different, this is no different than two folks on the phone getting interrupted by ATT and being told they are incorrect on their assumptions about topic X. Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are the carrier, and should be treated as such.
> Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are the carrier, and should be treated as such. It's more nuanced than that because ATT doesn't repeat a phone call it has deemed interesting to millions of other people.
> millions of other people
Another nuance is that due to Facebook post privacy settings, an individual post can be restricted to a limited friend list, and not viewable by the general public. However the "fact checking" appears to apply to both private and public posts.
Re: Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”
#104Facebook is a pseudo government with sovereinty over a type of resource that we have fully yet to understand as a species.
Facebook isn't the only source of information, and in fact, I'd argue, more misinformation exists because of facebook, not more control.
That doesn't matter though, because most people 'live' in this new space via Facebook, in the same way that a plurality of people 'live' in the physical world we inhabit via the nation of China (PRC being the most populous nation). Simply because of that, we cannot discount the over-influence of Facebook.
Even more poignant, Facebook's dominance in this regard is much more disproportionate than China's dominance of the world population. (Facebook having a little under half the world's population).
Even though I don't live on planet Facebook anymore, the truth is Facebook heavily affects my life. I don't see how anyone can reasonably argue against this.
Re: Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”
#105And this is why Facebook has no business being part of fact checking. While it may look different, this is no different than two folks on the phone getting interrupted by ATT and being told they are incorrect on their assumptions about topic X. Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are the carrier, and should be treated as such.
Except as soon as the started curating their content (algorithmic feeds; like/comment sharing) they started become publishers. If they solely made connections and forwarded messages, then they'd be carriers.
Even if Facebook solely made connections and forwarded messages they still wouldn't be classified as a carrier under US law.
Re: Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”
#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
> This is the underlying problem we're dealing with. What's the underlying problem? How are we dealing with it? As someone who does not and has never had a facebook account, I have very little context to understand what you are talking about.
I have seen this sentence of the link: > CDC encourages laboratories to consider adoption of a multiplexed method that can facilitate detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses Used to claim that many positive test results were not covid cases, but were flu cases. This _isn’t_ the case — the CDC is now recommending tests that can check for multiple infections rather than just one. But the wordi…
I am for one didn't knew until this week that current COVID PCR tests will test also positive for the flu.
Re: Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”
#107I mean, once they are in the business of fact checking, I don't see why any specific source would be off limits.
On the other hand I think this shows the absurdity especially of labeling things as inaccurate without saying what specifically you are actually calling inaccurate because how would you know if the fact check is valid or not.
Re: Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”
#108OK, random thought experiment. As someone without a facebook it's hard for me to evaluate, but how much damage would really be caused if facebook just disappeared one day?
A lot of small businesses thrive on Facebook pages, restaurants too, at least in my country. Those would go under fast
Would they? If I'm looking for a restaurant, and Facebook suddenly disappeared, I'd still be looking for a restaurant. I just would have to use Google Maps or something to find one.
Re: Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”
#109Earlier quoted context omitted.
> This is the underlying problem we're dealing with. What's the underlying problem? How are we dealing with it? As someone who does not and has never had a facebook account, I have very little context to understand what you are talking about.
I have seen this sentence of the link: > CDC encourages laboratories to consider adoption of a multiplexed method that can facilitate detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses Used to claim that many positive test results were not covid cases, but were flu cases. This _isn’t_ the case — the CDC is now recommending tests that can check for multiple infections rather than just one. But the wordi…
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Re: Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”
#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
> This is the underlying problem we're dealing with. What's the underlying problem? How are we dealing with it? As someone who does not and has never had a facebook account, I have very little context to understand what you are talking about.
I have seen this sentence of the link: > CDC encourages laboratories to consider adoption of a multiplexed method that can facilitate detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses Used to claim that many positive test results were not covid cases, but were flu cases. This _isn’t_ the case — the CDC is now recommending tests that can check for multiple infections rather than just one. But the wordi…
I see a picture of a link with a "false information" notice. What are you seeing that I am not that causes you to interpret all of this ostensibly harmful missing context?
Sure, you can use this fact to make a misleading claim. But literally any piece of information can be used in a harmful manner. I guess we need someone to round off the points on all of our scissors so we can't hurt ourselves?