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Re: Make Mark Zuckerberg Testify

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What exactly is the crime that Facebook committed? Why should Zuck testify? Sensationalist BS

Testifying before a congressional committee does not mean one is involved with a crime - it may be, but not necessarily so. Congressional committees hold hearings to investigate things, and they ask people to testify about those things to learn what is going on.

Re: Make Mark Zuckerberg Testify

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> But like Obama actively campaigning for politicians in other countries The source you quoted shows nothing about 'Obama actively campaigning for politicians in other countries'. In fact it exonerates him of your charges. The most recent US interference in a foreign election (quoted in your source) was in 2000, when Dubya was President. You could arguable attribute that to Bill Clinton, since the groundwork would ha…

Here are six examples of Obama outwardly interfering in foreign elections. https://spectator.org/obamas-meddling-in-foreign-elections-s...

Man, that website is insane.

Some dude's diary is front page news there: https://spectator.org/as-im-being-audited/

Re: Make Mark Zuckerberg Testify

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"Whataboutism is a variant of the tu quoque logical fallacy that attempts to discredit an opponent's position by charging them with hypocrisy without directly refuting or disproving their argument" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

Yeah, but what's the name of the epistemic fallacy you commit when you single out one instance of a common phenomenon and subject it to extra scrutiny?

Also, as someone who criticized the Obama administration while it was still in charge, it's extra annoying. Because suddenly, every little government action is sharply judged. And when you point out that no one cared while Obama was in charge, you get accused of whataboutery.

Re: Make Mark Zuckerberg Testify

#34

What exactly is the crime that Facebook committed? Why should Zuck testify? Sensationalist BS

Oh please. Social media was exploited and abused like never before during this election cycle. All the major social networks have become a breeding ground for extremism, geopolitical propaganda, and misinformation. The public has every right to know what role the operators of these platforms served, and what actions - if any - they took. How much did they know about it and when? Did they fight to maintain the integrity of their networks or were they complicit? Or did they simply turn a blind eye to protect their inflated user numbers and rip off the advertisers who use their platforms?

Nobody is accusing Zuckerburg of a crime, but his company has hardly been transparent or forthcoming about this either. The public deserves an explanation, not only from him, but the folks at Twitter and Reddit as well.

Re: Make Mark Zuckerberg Testify

#35

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> But like Obama actively campaigning for politicians in other countries The source you quoted shows nothing about 'Obama actively campaigning for politicians in other countries'. In fact it exonerates him of your charges. The most recent US interference in a foreign election (quoted in your source) was in 2000, when Dubya was President. You could arguable attribute that to Bill Clinton, since the groundwork would ha…

Here are six examples of Obama outwardly interfering in foreign elections. https://spectator.org/obamas-meddling-in-foreign-elections-s...

Politifact debunks example #1. Can't be bothered to research the others but I'm skeptical http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/aug/...

Re: Make Mark Zuckerberg Testify

#37

What exactly is the crime that Facebook committed? Why should Zuck testify? Sensationalist BS

Oh please. Social media was exploited and abused like never before during this election cycle. All the major social networks have become a breeding ground for extremism, geopolitical propaganda, and misinformation. The public has every right to know what role the operators of these platforms served, and what actions - if any - they took. How much did they know about it and when? Did they fight to maintain the integri…

Where is the public deriving it's said entitlement from? Morals? Ethics? or laws?

There's no legal obligation on FB to shed light on anything that's completely legal. I'm assuming you're citing ethics. If FB is capable of making YOU the product, you think they care about how their advertising dollars come? As long as they're legal

Re: Make Mark Zuckerberg Testify

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leading the free world? you really mean US is some leader of free world? in what filed exactly? living standard, healthcare, education, internet, etc? because I fail to see pretty much any positive field in which US would be world leader. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMqcLUqYqrs

It's a well-known historical phrase. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_World#Leader_of_the_Free_... . Whether it is accurate now is another topic, though.

apparently only Americans use this phrase, for everyone else it sound arrogant

Re: Make Mark Zuckerberg Testify

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post #35

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Here are six examples of Obama outwardly interfering in foreign elections. https://spectator.org/obamas-meddling-in-foreign-elections-s...

Politifact debunks example #1. Can't be bothered to research the others but I'm skeptical http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2008/aug/...

Yeah because Politifact is a totally unbiased trustworthy source....

Re: Make Mark Zuckerberg Testify

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post #31

What exactly is the crime that Facebook committed? Why should Zuck testify? Sensationalist BS

Testifying before a congressional committee does not mean one is involved with a crime - it may be, but not necessarily so. Congressional committees hold hearings to investigate things, and they ask people to testify about those things to learn what is going on.

so he's free to decline , given how he hasn't committed a crime?
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