Facebook paid Republican strategy firm to malign TikTok

Post by saiya-jin » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 2:04 PM UTC

bko wrote: post #25

tomatowurst wrote: post #3

At what point does: - having Facebook/Meta experience on your resume starts hurting you against others who don't - selling your company to Facebook/Meta or product on it hurts your brand and perceived to be immoral Is Facebook/Meta the Tobacco company of our generation? The harmful effects of smoking were covered up for almost a century, much as the impact of mass remote dopamine manipulation is not as prolific.

> - having Facebook/Meta experience on your resume starts hurting you against others who don't Why would it hurt you? They're at the forefront of technical challenges of scaling an immensely popular product and developing internal tooling. These aren't necessarily applicable everywhere, but they're incredibly valuable. If anything, I think the fact that they're working at a place where a very vocal minority of their…

Post by spamizbad » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 2:05 PM UTC

Post by long_time_gone » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 2:07 PM UTC

bko wrote: post #61

fartcannon wrote: post #34

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I sure would think twice about hiring from Facebook. It's like hiring someone from a weapons company that targets teenagers. Edit: I've had a chance to think about it after a cup of coffee and I take back my comment. Everyone deserves a second chance. Everyone gets the same ethical review.

I wouldn't work at a place that doctrineer. Seems like a red flag to me that the company is overly consumed with politics.

Post by JadeNB » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 2:10 PM UTC

ciupicri wrote: post #78

ok123456 wrote: post #53

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The 'yellow peril' aspect of it was certainly disgusting.

What "yellow peril"?

Post by yunohn » Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 2:11 PM UTC

croon wrote: post #31

SpicyLemonZest wrote: post #17

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I was skeptical for precisely that reason, so despite the fact that it isn't a secret (see for example https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/checks-balanc... ) I didn't believe it until I saw the sausage getting made. Obviously I understand why you might not trust some random guy on this, but I've personally seen a billion dollar company where an outright majority of news coverage originated with its PR team…

I'm not saying the concept isn't real, I'm just generally skeptical of prescriptive statements such as GGP. There are plenty of things happening around me that influence me, like kind gestures big or small, the birth of my children, learning about things (that are verifiable), which I can assure you are not staged or driven by someone.