Thread by @brooklynmarie, I'm also so torn by these types of pieces. On one hand [...]

I'm also so torn by these types of pieces. On one hand I'm so glad to see others joining me. On the other hand, what took you all so long?? The beer is going flat and the food is cold https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/facebook-arbiter-truth-fact-check-mark-zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Doesn’t Want To Be The “Arbiter Of Truth.” Its Fact-Checkers And...

Facebook’s employees and fact-checking partners say they are left in the dark about how the company decides what content stays up and what comes down.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/facebook-arbiter-truth-fact-check-mark-zuckerberg

"[I said]...it appeared that Facebook was pushing reporters to prioritize debunking misinformation that affected Facebook advertisers, which [I] thought crossed a line: “You’re not doing journalism any more. You’re doing propaganda.” https://gu.com/p/a6z3p/stw

'They don't care': Facebook factchecking in disarray as journalists push to cut ties

Journalists hired to help fix Facebook’s fake news problem say they have lost trust in the platform

https://gu.com/p/a6z3p/stw

Anyhoo now that I've bitched about this, I can say GOOD, excellent article, welcome to the party, now let's all nail these fuckers to the wall for what they have done to our discourse and our democracy

Deleted a tweet in this thread for clarity's sake -- it inaccurately conflated two different FB issues

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