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Mark Zuckerberg warns about Facebook 'becoming arbiters of truth'
The Verge ^ | 11/13/2016 | Andrew Liptak

Posted on 11/13/2016 1:34:12 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Facebook has been under the spotlight following the results of this week’s presidential election. While Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed claims that his company has unduly influenced the election, others at Facebook are beginning to look closely at their role in the media landscape, according to The New York Times.

Last night, Zuckerberg posted a lengthy status update to his page, outlining his thoughts on his company's role in the election, noting that "99 percent of what people see is authentic. Only a very small amount is fake news and hoaxes."

According to The New York Times, several senior officials at the company began chatting internally late Tuesday evening, "questioning what [Facebook's] responsibilities might be." This election appears to be a wakeup for the company, which has seen itself itself as a blank slate for anyone to express themselves and their views. Earlier this week, the company did admit that it has "more work to do" when it comes to combatting misinformation, even as it attempts to avoid becoming a referee.

Zuckerberg noted that Facebook has launched an initiative to allow users to flag fake and hoax stories, and that it has more work ahead of it. However, he pushed back on the idea that the company was in the media business, responding to one commenter that "news and media are not the primary things people do on Facebook, so I find it odd when people insist we call ourselves a news or media company in order to acknowledge its importance."

(Excerpt) Read more at theverge.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: liberaltwit; newmedia

1 posted on 11/13/2016 1:34:12 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The Global Elites will insist on their version of “truth” ruling Facebook. Zumerberg will be obliged to comply.


2 posted on 11/13/2016 1:37:01 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Screw you, Marky!


3 posted on 11/13/2016 1:37:13 PM PST by heterosupremacist (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This is so easy.

F___book can indicate next to every item that either the Democratic National Committee has approved it or it is fake!


4 posted on 11/13/2016 1:38:58 PM PST by cgbg (Pedophiles--the siren is wailing--incoming!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

And speaking of “fake news”, the NYT leads the league in that.


5 posted on 11/13/2016 1:39:32 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
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The trending news on Facebook in the days following the election alone have been CRIMINALLY biased against Trump. EVERY major news item has been, well take your pick: persuading electors to vote for Hillary, anti-Trump "protests", Robert Di Nino, Michael Moore, the #notmypresident and #safetypin hashtags, Trump endangering the Affordable Care Act, Aaron Sorkin's letter to his daughter...

Zuckerberg has no credibility whatsoever setting himself and Facebook up as brokers in truthful information.

6 posted on 11/13/2016 1:44:15 PM PST by Ciaphas Cain
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

One of most annoying things on faceboob is people post meme’s that are either completely false or half truths...

Our ill-educated young people have no sense of history or maturity to tell the difference...between a truth and a lie...

Just today, I saw a meme about how we need to stop shoeing horses because it is painful and hurts them...


7 posted on 11/13/2016 1:46:47 PM PST by Popman
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Truth my arse! Most of what is on there is untrue.


8 posted on 11/13/2016 1:47:24 PM PST by hsmomx3 (Love my Steelers!!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Zuckerberg/Fbook has credibility in suppressing truth.


9 posted on 11/13/2016 1:48:15 PM PST by PGalt
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Buys all his neighbors’ houses, wants ULTIMATE form of privacy, builds huge wall around his Kauai compound.

YOUR privacy, though..?

Mark doesn’t DO your privacy, he does HIS privacy.


10 posted on 11/13/2016 1:51:35 PM PST by gaijin
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

If only there was a hardcopy version of Facebook that came on a roll with perforations, it could serve a useful purpose.


11 posted on 11/13/2016 1:54:32 PM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

H1-B visas


12 posted on 11/13/2016 2:15:22 PM PST by Read Write Repeat
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yeah, good to see the heavy lifting they did for the Hillary landslide...</s>.


13 posted on 11/13/2016 2:34:21 PM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The massive silicon valley companies are the Robber Barons of the 21st century, at least by standard leftist definition

monopolistic, highly political, unfair competitors.


14 posted on 11/13/2016 2:40:33 PM PST by PGR88
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

zuckerberg is a wealthy idiot. He is no friend of Freedom and Free peoples.


15 posted on 11/13/2016 2:45:43 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They already have. Often if you post a conservative opinion, they tell you that that thread is not available right now. (I always just post the same thing again immediately, and that always works.)


16 posted on 11/13/2016 2:49:29 PM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: heterosupremacist

Force FakeBook to make a one step delete of the ID and history.
Bingo Mark has nothing to sell.


17 posted on 11/13/2016 3:46:03 PM PST by ptsal
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The liars at fakebook, NY slimes and the Clinton News Network can all go screw themselves. You have made it clear to the masses who used to trust you that you are liars and frauds. Only the 30% of Americans who are shameless commie libs like you anymore because they eat up your lies and parrot them.

The 30% who are conservatives found you out long ago. But now you have exposed yourselves to the 40% in the middle who used to trust you.

You are screwed. Nobody believes you anymore. Deal with it.


18 posted on 11/13/2016 11:24:06 PM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (The GOP will see the light, because Trump will make them feel the heat.)
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To: BenLurkin

They called Pennsylvania for Trump before Fox News did.


19 posted on 11/14/2016 4:28:08 AM PST by scrabblehack
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