Facebook& #39;s own civil rights audit is out today, and looks like its damning- including on how the platform& #39;s algorithms stoke hatred, racism and polarization. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/opinion/facebook-civil-rights-audit.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/0...

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">https://twitter.com/rashadrob...

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"

These problems are encoded in Facebook& #39;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/">https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest...

Oh and let& #39;s not let Google off the hook https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/forget-facebook-youtube-videos-are-radicalizing-millions-young-people-company-ncna916341">https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opi...