Do Trump-supporting FB board members and executives have a say in what their algorithm promotes? In fact, they do.https://www.motherjones.com/media/2020/10/facebook-mother-jones/ …
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In a majority-democrat country, nearly 100% of top performing FB content consists of far-right propaganda and conspiracies. Is it because only hardcore right wingers use FB anymore, or is it because FB recommendations amplify far-right propaganda at the expense of all else?https://twitter.com/FacebooksTop10/status/1326551915593789450 …
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I don't think History will remember someone like Lecun as a convnet pioneer. He will be remembered as the man who was in charge of AI at Facebook during the decade when Facebook's algorithms weakened democracy worldwide and triggered a global wave of far-right populism.
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Which is far more momentous and historically significant.
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I'm sure there are many people at FB that are well-intentioned. I'm sure Lecun has good intentions. But what you believe in is irrelevant if your actions don't match your values. And if you're in a position of great power, there are no excuses anymore.
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All tech that affects people's lives has an ethical dimension. If we build it, we have to be aware of how our decisions shape the direction of this impact. Who we choose to work for matters. Who we choose to support matters. Especially for those of us in leadership positions.
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Waiting for a right winger to complain (ad nauseum) about the MSM.
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Remaking social media as a democratic institution rather than a corporate controlled one should be a primary mission of the 21st century.
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So much this!
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The first one: only hardcore right wingers use FB
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It's in part a function of FB's US demographics. Young people use it less and generally don't use it to share news articles (it's mostly groups, keeping in touch with family). This is an accurate cross-section of Americans over 44.
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As a 49 year old, I find that idea very depressing (and, hopefully, wrong.)
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