How key Republicans INSIDE Facebook are shifting its politics to the right

[mysteryowl]

Facebook has been accused of pro-Republican bias, in both policy and personnel, amid fears at the company that it could be broken up if a Democrat wins the White House next year.

Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg faced fierce criticism this week, first for including Breitbart – once described by former chairman Steve Bannon as a “platform for the ‘alt-right’” – in its list of trusted sources for Facebook News, then for refusing to ban or factcheck political advertising.

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Although the social media giants are based in liberal California and often accused of anti-conservative bias, observers note that Facebook has recruited former Republican operatives in senior positions and is bound to put self-interest above anything else.

David Brock, founder and chairman of Media Matters for America, a progressive media watchdog, said: “Mark Zuckerberg continues to kowtow to the right and rightwing criticism. It began when he met with a bunch of rightwingers in May 2016 and then Facebook changed its algorithm policies and we saw a lot of fake news as a result.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/03/facebook-politics-republicans-right

[Anon-C]

1. Kick Rec Bookmark.

THIS!!!!!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. "Zuckerberg met RWs May 2016 & FB changed algorithms & we saw a lot of fake news as a result". . .nt

[mysteryowl]

3. This is very problematic

[WhiteTara]

4. Putin's pals are on the board and own

stock in the company; along with McTurtle's brother in law.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. never been on facebook; never will

grep facebook /etc/hosts
127.0.0.2 www.facebook.com
127.0.0.2 facebook.com