In 2008 Zuck was a media darling. In 2018 he was a media devil. Was this because he changed? No. It's because Facebook's growth made it more attackable. I'm not saying Facebook is perfect. Just that you can conclude nothing from the trend in articles attacking it.
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Replying to @paulg
Sorry it’s just different when you run a 2 billion person network that can influence democratic elections or add to sectarian violence.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @paulg
They arguably had that power by 2011 with the Arab spring as a counter argument.
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Replying to @jayzalowitz @paulg
That point doesn’t change this argument at all.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @paulg
I mean wasn’t your point that he’s crossed a power chasm?
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Replying to @jayzalowitz @paulg
Wouldn't it be a different scale if it affected the longest-standing modern democracy and largest economy in the world?
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The public scrutiny scales with the power concentration and impact. It's... how democracy is supposed to work?
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @paulg
I mean, I agree it had that effect, however we now know there was information being passed from one of the campaigns in that democracy directly to foreign actors.
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Replying to @jayzalowitz @paulg
I'm not really sure what point you're trying to make. That we shouldn't scrutinize it more than when the Arab Spring happened?
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His point is clear: you are at least 7 years late with your conclusion. This doesn't mean that you don't get to scrutinise now, but if you can't admit you dropped the ball, you shouldn't get to condescend others about "putting their big boy pants on" and "taking the heat".
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