Facebook’s monopolistic influence on the news is criminal even if it isn’t illegal. And tech companies need to be regulated by a Fairness Doctrine applicable to the realities of the 21st-century.
Monika Bauerlein @MonikaBauerlein
21 Oct 2020
.@ClaraJeffery and I dug into what exactly is behind reports that Facebook tweaked its algorithm to improve results for conservative publishers and make them worse for Mother Jones. And... wow. motherjones.com/media/2020/1…

Oct 22, 2020 · 4:15 AM UTC

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What in the heck are you guys smoking?
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According to the New York Times, Biden is a racist: nytimes.com/2019/06/25/us/jo…

‘Lock the S.O.B.s Up’: Joe Biden and the Era of Mass Incarceration (Published 2019)

He now plays down his role overhauling crime laws with segregationist senators in the ’80s and ’90s. That portrayal today is at odds with his actions and rhetoric back then.

nytimes.com
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Or we could just abolish capitalism, it is the root of this greed. No company should have this kind of influence with the people.
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I agree ... Facebook needs to be reined in ... ever since the Reagan years ... big business has been allowed to grow "to big" and "to powerful" ... we need to take our country back from the corporations!
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It's criminal even if it isn’t illegal? Do you understand how Orwellian that is? "The first step down the short road to tyranny is believing that our political enemies pose such a grave threat that defeating them takes precedence over truth, consistency, or common sense" Orwell
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Facebook, based on it's function and actions, is essentially a utility and should perhaps be legally treated as one.
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It’s all those pesky conservative techies in Silicon Valley... the hordes of MAGA caps that take up jobs at Facebook, Twitter, and Google. Such a problem. So much bias.
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💯💯💯💯
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So now comes a very unpopular opinion, but I think globally, Facebook & Twitter should be called "crucial essential infrastructure", what they actually are (like the railroad 150 years ago) and there subject to potential nationalization by states. Ha, & I'm not even a socialist.
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