💯 As I’ve been saying since Zuckerberg’s 2019 free expression speech, all the focus on binary takedown/leave up decisions for accounts is their preferred battle rather than the microtargeted velocity and reach algorithmic decisions which drive their profits. Put in English: 1/4
https://twitter.com/freepress/status/1389601478126579718
I actually expressed some discomfort Facebook can flip a switch and remove an account. The better question is if Trump is reinstated, what will Facebook do to make sure his posts only get seen by those explicitly following him? 2/4
Clearly Trump has become significantly muted having to put out press releases each day which require more traditional means to spread really only to people who seek them out. If he’s back on Facebook, he should have this same friction. 3/4
So back to the original context here, the decision tomorrow is a distraction, the oversight board is a non-independent scapegoat irrelevant to the question how Facebook’s velocity, reach and microtargeted injection of harm into our veins puts profit ahead of democracies. 4/4
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