The reason is actually a lot simpler. It's that Facebook is powerful now, and it's a reporter's job to keep track of whether FB is delivering on its promises. Stories may not always be perfectly nuanced. That's where FB can help w/ transparency + accuracy about how its biz works.
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Companies like Facebook grow from mere ideas into what they are today, developing a strong culture of trying to prove the nonbelievers wrong, motivated by competition + growth. So it's appealing to think in terms of media vs FB, but won't get the company closer to a solution.
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FB being powerful doesn't excuse sensational or biased reporting. I don't believe tech reporters when they use the excuse "WhAlE MaYbez I WaSn'T NuaNced" as a tech reporter if you don't understand these things you shouldn't be put in a position to explain it to others
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I do think it's super important to explain to readers how things work technically, and I rely on a network of sources inside and outside the company to help me understand them. If you ever find something dumb in my reporting, tell me!
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Oh sweet mother of irony. One of the major platforms that gave rise to clickbait journalism is now complaining about it.
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NO, but their CEO, COO, CFO need to send to prison for ever
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All of the above can be true AND that Facebook made a number of bad decisions around user privacy and election meddling. Problem isn't that media has an axe to grind with Facebook but more that FB has given them valid things to complain about.
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FB had zero role in the election.. the amount of $ and eyeballs on the alleged external influence was not even a rounding error.. get real.
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wasn't the margin, like, 100k votes in three states like that's not a rounding error either
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