Bill Russo from Team Biden on Facebook's attempt to shred democracy

[Eid Ma Clack Shaw]

Really interesting and frankly frightening thread.

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[Brainfodder]

1. Pointing out all the red flags should have been enough, these folks are in the hate biz for $?

No scruples, that sorta thing?




Selling us out to buy stuff....

[left-of-center2012]

2. Love Facebook

So do zillions of others who use it to keep in touch with friends and family.

Just ignore the ads and politics.

Folks who don't like it don't have need to use it.

[Squinch]

3. Folks who use it in any capacity prop it up and make it profitable for

Facebook to shred our democracy.

[Eid Ma Clack Shaw]

4. Mostly agreed. I don't blame folks for using it

but Zuckerberg’s enabling of far-right misinformation is disgusting. It is also very clearly not accidental, regardless of any assertions to the contrary.

Facebook would be fine as a means of keeping in touch, even as a source of legitimate news...but the organisation continues to wink at people who have no interest in being part of a liberal democracy, and for that I hope the incoming administration - if it is even allowed to be seated - takes the gloves off in dealing with it on day one.

[SergeStorms]

6. I'd love to see Elizabeth Warren...

take on Facebook/Zuckerberg and break the damned thing into a thousand little pieces, all heavily regulated. "Staying in touch with relatives"? What's wrong with telephone conversations, email, or heaven forbid - a handwritten letter? Facebook, unbridled, is going to be the death of civil society.

[Celerity]

5. +1000