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0 pointsm0zg7y ago0 comments

That's not an argument against FB per se. That's an argument against anything social-network-like in general, because there's nothing that makes FB uniquely suitable. If anything, because of its vast resources and investment in AI, FB is better positioned to respond to adversarial use.

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rhizome7y ago

>That's an argument against anything social-network-like in general, because there's nothing that makes FB uniquely suitable.

Then why did they choose FB when there are so many other group-chat type websites out there? I mean, Friendster is still around, or LinkedIn, or...

manfredo7y ago

Probably because it simply has the biggest userbase.

Apocryphon7y ago

Doesn’t that provide a rationale to promote many different social media networks instead of one big one that could be used for such nefarious purposes?

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rhizome7y ago

Isn't that a quality that makes them "uniquely suitable?" I was trying to unwind GP's statement.

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rhizome7y ago

>That's an argument against anything social-network-like in general, because there's nothing that makes FB uniquely suitable.

Then why did they choose FB when there are so many other group-chat type websites out there? I mean, Friendster is still around, or LinkedIn, or...

manfredo7y ago

Probably because it simply has the biggest userbase.

Apocryphon7y ago

Doesn’t that provide a rationale to promote many different social media networks instead of one big one that could be used for such nefarious purposes?

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rhizome7y ago

Isn't that a quality that makes them "uniquely suitable?" I was trying to unwind GP's statement.

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