I agree it's a problem but obvious implication of the piece that Clinton was undermined by fake news remains an assumption, no?
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Replying to @adamjohnsonNYC
It would go against everything we know about humans if an avalanche of "she killed FBI agent" stories from fake newspapers+
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that got tens of millions of views, spread through social channels, had no effect. Multi-causal story, of course.
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without comparing it to fake stories about Trump tho it's a hammer without an anvil.
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Replying to @adamjohnsonNYC
And thus Facebook keeps data away from researchers. I think there's enough to assume—unless Facebook steps up & shares data.
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Also, my point really isn't HRC lost because of this—though I believe it was a factor—but the platform amplifies this stuff.
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And now they deny they have any influence. Yes, they have influence; by all measures we have fake stuff tilted one way.
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If Facebook says otherwise, it is not that hard for them to collaborate with researchers. This isn't an unknowable.
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I agree FB should clarify. I also think they have a public duty obligation given their size and power.
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of course I would just nationalize FB but I assume that's not the solution you seek
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Hah. Then you might have Pravdabook. At a minimum, we should realize what a monopoly channel they are, with power.
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