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Steve Bannon Sought to Infiltrate Facebook Hiring

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Re: Steve Bannon Sought to Infiltrate Facebook Hiring

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Post by em3rgent0rdr »

kelukelugames wrote: post #11
Clubber wrote: post #3

As always, the why is the most important part. >The secret attempt to find bias in Facebook’s hiring process reflects longstanding conservative fears that Facebook and the other tech giants are run by liberals who suppress right-wing views both internally and on their dominant platforms. As someone who considers themselves above the fray, I would say those fears are not unfounded.

1. Do you remember Trump badgered his supporters to be vigilant about voter fraud during his campaign? The only person caught voting twice was a Trump supporter. She wanted to "test the system." I suspect they encourage the paranoia on purpose. 2. I've worked at tech companies for almost a decade. The only right wing view I've seen suppressed is "defense of traditional marriage." It's 2017. I think we all know what t…

> "The only right wing view I've seen suppressed..."

Well if views are effectively suppressed then you won't hear them.

Re: Steve Bannon Sought to Infiltrate Facebook Hiring

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Post by neo4sure »

Clubber wrote: post #13
shepardrtc wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> As someone who considers themselves above the fray If your biggest concern about this is that liberals are suppressing right-wing views in their own company, then you are most certainly not above the fray.

I didn't say it was my concern, I said it was Bannon's concern. Politics is a game. The prize is to get elected. Most of the stuff we consume has been designed for us to consume. It's not just an article, it an entire string of articles over the course of an entire election cycle. Ever hear of the October surprise? That happens every election and it's an obvious tell of the design. Snowden revelations? Not by design.…

Ha ha ha. We have a conspiracy theorist in the house people.

Re: Steve Bannon Sought to Infiltrate Facebook Hiring

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Post by kelukelugames »

em3rgent0rdr wrote: post #21
kelukelugames wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1. Do you remember Trump badgered his supporters to be vigilant about voter fraud during his campaign? The only person caught voting twice was a Trump supporter. She wanted to "test the system." I suspect they encourage the paranoia on purpose. 2. I've worked at tech companies for almost a decade. The only right wing view I've seen suppressed is "defense of traditional marriage." It's 2017. I think we all know what t…

> "The only right wing view I've seen suppressed..." Well if views are effectively suppressed then you won't hear them.

I've heard people talk about abortion is baby killing and Obama being a Muslim out loud. Weren't suppressed.

Re: Steve Bannon Sought to Infiltrate Facebook Hiring

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Post by forapurpose »

chrissnell wrote: post #12

This article names no sources, only purported emails. It doesn’t show the full text of the emails, just short quotes. It doesn’t provide message headers [1] or any other substantive indication that they are factual. How were these vetted? I’m going to guess that they weren’t. This article has all of the weight of a gossip column. [1] Headers can be forged, of course, but it’s at least enough that an external party mi…

Buzzfeed does have a general reputation for accuracy; their not a propaganda outlet.

I'm fine with raising questions, but we can question everything on that level - nothing is certain. Long, involved scientific studies still have enough flaws and uncertainties to fill many HN threads. Some uncertainty doesn't wipe out all credibility.

Anonymous sources are essential to critical public information; Woodward and Bernstein never revealed their source - should the Washington Post never have published the articles?

> I’m going to guess that they weren’t.

That statement has less credibility than the article's, though at least it's acknowledged that it's a guess.

Re: Steve Bannon Sought to Infiltrate Facebook Hiring

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Post by sctb »

neo4sure wrote: post #22
Clubber wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I didn't say it was my concern, I said it was Bannon's concern. Politics is a game. The prize is to get elected. Most of the stuff we consume has been designed for us to consume. It's not just an article, it an entire string of articles over the course of an entire election cycle. Ever hear of the October surprise? That happens every election and it's an obvious tell of the design. Snowden revelations? Not by design.…

Ha ha ha. We have a conspiracy theorist in the house people.

Could you please comment civilly and substantively or not at all?

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