Former Facebook exec: “I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works. The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops we’ve created are destroying how society works. No civil discourse, no cooperation; misinformation, mistruth. You are being programmed”

During his View From The Top talk, Chamath Palihapitiya, founder and CEO of Social Capital, discussed how money is an instrument of change which should be used to make the world a better place. “Money drives the world for better …

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Anti-War Journalist Censored By Facebook For BS Reason – various examples, plus a great general breakdown on how the recent censorship throughout the Internet is not left vs. right, but instead pro-establishment vs. anti-establishment

by Jac0b777 Kyle breaks down the recent Facebook censorship. While many believe the censorship is simply going on against conservatives and those leaning right, this is far from the truth. The truth is that anti-establishment posts in general on Facebook, …

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Snopes and AP Quit As Fact Checkers at Facebook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DusTj3ObrM Two of Facebook’s four fact checkers, Snopes and the Associated Press, have abruptly ended their fact-checking relationship with the social media giant. In a Friday press release, Snopes said that it had “elected not to renew our partnership with Facebook,” and …

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Facebook’s Secret Censorship Manual Exposed as Platform Takes Down Video About Israel Terrorizing Palestinians

via commondreams: Journalist Rania Khalek, whose video was restored after public outcry, says the ability of social media giants “to disappear content as they please” is “creepy and alarming and should be loudly opposed.” After the New York Times on Thursday published an exposé of Facebook‘s …

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Trump and Clinton spent $81M on US election Facebook ads, Russian linked agency just $46K. But we’re supposed to believe that Russia somehow influenced the election?

via techcrunch: Russian information troll farm the Internet Research Agency spent just 0.05 percent as much on Facebook ads as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s campaigns combined in the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, yet still reached a massive audience. While …

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