Facebook must stop presenting a newsfeed which isn't composed of real journalism
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Re: Facebook must stop presenting a newsfeed which isn't composed of real journalism
#2As I click on the article, my browser automatically redirects me to archive.is, as I have a community developed blocklist that denies any ad revenue to media websites known to have colluded through a secret mailing list for game journalists to push a political narrative.
The irony is not lost on me, Arstechnica.
Re: Facebook must stop presenting a newsfeed which isn't composed of real journalism
#3This big push for control of information flows is all disturbing, sounds very authoritarian. Plus the big question is what is real journalism or who decides ? The government? or are media companies just trying to build economic moats against new comers?
Re: Facebook must stop presenting a newsfeed which isn't composed of real journalism
#4Does anyone else find it ironic that for an article blasting "fake news"... they sure have a lot "trending stories" at the bottom of their page
Re: Facebook must stop presenting a newsfeed which isn't composed of real journalism
#5This big push for control of information flows is all disturbing, sounds very authoritarian. Plus the big question is what is real journalism or who decides ? The government? or are media companies just trying to build economic moats against new comers?
I agree it's concerning, but there are some articles that are blatantly 100% pure fiction, presented as fact.
Sure they definitely shouldn't be deleted, but news readers probably do want the role of 'editor' returned to filter out the most obvious noise.
Re: Facebook must stop presenting a newsfeed which isn't composed of real journalism
#6As I click on the article, my browser automatically redirects me to archive.is, as I have a community developed blocklist that denies any ad revenue to media websites known to have colluded through a secret mailing list for game journalists to push a political narrative. The irony is not lost on me, Arstechnica.
Could you link me to that plugin please?
Re: Facebook must stop presenting a newsfeed which isn't composed of real journalism
#7damn this is the internet!! if people start believing everything they come across, it's not the source that's the problem, not the medium, but people themselves
Re: Facebook must stop presenting a newsfeed which isn't composed of real journalism
#8This big push for control of information flows is all disturbing, sounds very authoritarian. Plus the big question is what is real journalism or who decides ? The government? or are media companies just trying to build economic moats against new comers?
At the moment humans - as long as they spend a little time thinking and are not emotionally - are better equipped than an AI in deciding whether a story is fake or not. The fake news exploded when Facebook let go the human team and switched to an AI.
I know we all distrust hierarchy here but there is a reason the military is hierarchical: It is robust when under attack. We all recognize there is a value of defense in depth when it comes to security. Against an army of incentivize spammers likely one needs a layered defense. One that can adapt intelligently to unforeseen situations.
Likely this means human editors. To defuse their power probably a set of independent chief editors. It would not constitute a new system.
Failure to do that means the most excitable tribe (=where more clicks can be generated) will drown out the timeline digital airwaves. It certainly will not lead to a sensible dialog. Particular in places that have low voter participation that may sway elections.
Re: Facebook must stop presenting a newsfeed which isn't composed of real journalism
#9As I click on the article, my browser automatically redirects me to archive.is, as I have a community developed blocklist that denies any ad revenue to media websites known to have colluded through a secret mailing list for game journalists to push a political narrative. The irony is not lost on me, Arstechnica.
this is something i'm curious about too. what's this list you speak of?
Re: Facebook must stop presenting a newsfeed which isn't composed of real journalism
#10As I click on the article, my browser automatically redirects me to archive.is, as I have a community developed blocklist that denies any ad revenue to media websites known to have colluded through a secret mailing list for game journalists to push a political narrative. The irony is not lost on me, Arstechnica.
Could you link me to that plugin please?