Facebook Frolics, All the News that Fits Dept. 0
At the San Francisco Chronicle, Audrey Cooper comments on the Zuckerborg’s latest stunt to shape (I originally typed “shave” and am wondering whether that was a typo or a Freudian slip) its news they-laughingly-call-it-a “feed.” A snippet:
The thing is, my relatives will still share fake news on Facebook, and it will show up in my “news” feed under your new rules. I’ll still see the partisan opinion pieces that my friends share. But I won’t see posts from responsible news outlets I choose to follow unless I take several steps to force the newsfeed to prioritize it.
Do please read the rest.