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Facebook's own civil rights audit is out today, and looks like its damning- including on how the platform's algorithms stoke hatred, racism and polarization. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/opinion/facebook-civil-rights-audit.html
Report flags same concerns raised by @NAACP @ColorOfChange and others behind amazing #StopHateForProfit campaign.
Yet just yesterday Zuck and Sandberg brushed off civil rights leaders, despite backing of 1000 major advertisers. https://twitter.com/rashadrobinson/status/1280599012270276609
Yet just yesterday Zuck and Sandberg brushed off civil rights leaders, despite backing of 1000 major advertisers. https://twitter.com/rashadrobinson/status/1280599012270276609
Report also appears to debunk the ludicrous idea that Facebook is just a neutral "mirror to society".
No, Facebook is influencing and shaping our information ecosystem and "privileges certain voices over less powerful voices"
No, Facebook is influencing and shaping our information ecosystem and "privileges certain voices over less powerful voices"
These problems are encoded in Facebook's core business of surveillance and persuasion, incentivizing it to profit from hateful and extreme content.
How much more evidence do we need? Time for root and branch structural reform. #ItstheBusinessModel https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/11/google-facebook-surveillance-privacy/
How much more evidence do we need? Time for root and branch structural reform. #ItstheBusinessModel https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/11/google-facebook-surveillance-privacy/
Oh and let's not let Google off the hook https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/forget-facebook-youtube-videos-are-radicalizing-millions-young-people-company-ncna916341
