Facebook head of news cofounded site critical of Elizabeth Warren
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Facebook head of news cofounded site critical of Elizabeth Warren
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Re: Facebook head of news cofounded site critical of Elizabeth Warren
#2It's pretty clear over the past few months that Facebook has decided that it's going to support specific candidates and is abdicating it's role as a "communications medium" (Trump on the right, Buttigieg on the left).
Their decision to accept paid lies (ads) by candidates (as opposed to Twitter) should tell us everything we need to know that FB views the targeted conspiracy-theory factually untrue bullshit - as a thing to be embraced (nay, not to avoid) - all for profit.
Time will tell if they permit all such ads or only the ones that they prefer.
Re: Facebook head of news cofounded site critical of Elizabeth Warren
#3It's pretty clear over the past few months that Facebook has decided that it's going to support specific candidates and is abdicating it's role as a "communications medium" (Trump on the right, Buttigieg on the left). Their decision to accept paid lies (ads) by candidates (as opposed to Twitter) should tell us everything we need to know that FB views the targeted conspiracy-theory factually untrue bullshit - as a thi…
> Time will tell if they permit all such ads or only the ones that they prefer.
This has already been answered. https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/29/tech/facebook-california-cand...
> Adriel Hampton, a political activist, registered as a candidate for California's 2022 gubernatorial election on Monday so he could take advantage of Facebook's policy allowing politicians and political candidates to run false ads on the platform.
> On Tuesday evening, a Facebook (FB) spokesperson told CNN Business, "This person has made clear he registered as a candidate to get around our policies, so his content, including ads, will continue to be eligible for third-party fact-checking."
The rules will be enforced arbitrarily only when FB wants.
Re: Facebook head of news cofounded site critical of Elizabeth Warren
#4If she was on the board of a publication that promoted teacher's unions and left-wing ideology this would not be news. However she promoted charter schools and is anti-socialism, so therefore it's a big storm in the Twitter-verse.
I for one love capitalism and would rather send my child to a charter rather than the high school near my apartment, where the Dean of Peace Relations was recently convicted for attempted murder of a student he recruited to deal drugs.[0]
People without any means are forced to send their children to the monopoly school if they can't afford private and there are no charters. School choice is always preferable.
[0] https://www.wbur.org/news/2018/05/31/shaun-harrison-guilty-b...
Re: Facebook head of news cofounded site critical of Elizabeth Warren
#5Politics is full of bad actors, I do not think Warren is one of those people. You can disagree with her, sure, but she just wants to create fairness for all in my opinion.
Facebook is the opposite of this, with their closed systems, back door dealings and often shady business practices it makes perfect sense that they are opposed to her.
Re: Facebook head of news cofounded site critical of Elizabeth Warren
#6A similar article seems to have gotten de-prioritized pretty quickly yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21504985
What is the hnews policy for when "politics" collides with "tech"? These articles are only going to be more common as the election approaches.
Re: Facebook head of news cofounded site critical of Elizabeth Warren
#7It's pretty clear over the past few months that Facebook has decided that it's going to support specific candidates and is abdicating it's role as a "communications medium" (Trump on the right, Buttigieg on the left). Their decision to accept paid lies (ads) by candidates (as opposed to Twitter) should tell us everything we need to know that FB views the targeted conspiracy-theory factually untrue bullshit - as a thi…
Breitbart being a trusted Facebook news source was kind of jaw dropping.
Re: Facebook head of news cofounded site critical of Elizabeth Warren
#8I am shocked that this is news. A business person is critical of a politician. Who cares? Would this be news if, say, the head of Apple News was critical of Donald Trump?
Re: Facebook head of news cofounded site critical of Elizabeth Warren
#9Politics is full of bad actors, I do not think Warren is one of those people. You can disagree with her, sure, but she just wants to create fairness for all in my opinion. Facebook is the opposite of this, with their closed systems, back door dealings and often shady business practices it makes perfect sense that they are opposed to her.
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Re: Facebook head of news cofounded site critical of Elizabeth Warren
#10It's pretty clear over the past few months that Facebook has decided that it's going to support specific candidates and is abdicating it's role as a "communications medium" (Trump on the right, Buttigieg on the left). Their decision to accept paid lies (ads) by candidates (as opposed to Twitter) should tell us everything we need to know that FB views the targeted conspiracy-theory factually untrue bullshit - as a thi…
Breitbart being a trusted Facebook news source was kind of jaw dropping.
What's your take on CNN and MSNBC? Mother Jones? The Daily Kos? HuffPo? etc.