Quite a report out this morning: “Facebook was a significant catalyst in creating the conditions that swept America down the dark path from election to insurrection.” avaazimages.avaaz.org/facebook_elect… 
“An additional problem is that Facebook’s AI is not fit for purpose... Facebook’s detection systems need to be made much more sophisticated to prevent misinformation going viral.”
“American voters were pummeled online every step of the 2020 election cycle, with viral false and misleading info about voter fraud and election rigging...Facebook and its algorithm were one of the lead culprits.”
Imagine if Facebook had kept this promise instead of reportedly bending to its political interests.
Good, simple question.
Twitter continues to lap Facebook in the courage department. Recall when Facebook initially discussed this in 2017 then went dark. Always wondered if they ran A/B splits and saw what it did to their financials and sensitive accounts.
There is an exclusive in @TIME reporting on this research. Have a read: time.com/5949210/facebo…
Generous. “We’ve had Mark Zuckerberg in front of the committee, and he gives us superficial answers and a sad face, but he doesn’t go back to the drawing board” - @RepCardenas, reminder on last 3years.
https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1372264578499948551
“The message I have for Mark Zuckerberg is that Facebook needs to stop publicly scoring its own exams...It’s time for Zuckerberg to stop saying ‘sorry,’ and start investing in proactive solutions to these problems.” - @fadiquran
I would be remiss if I didn’t point out Facebook’s @andymstone made statements, “blah blah blah” in @time piece which will and should be ignored since he helped cover up many of Facebook’s past misdeeds.
https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1372264578499948551
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