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0 pointsnaturalpb1y ago0 comments

Opting for community notes rather than provably biased fact-checkers is akin to massacre, got it.

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That’s a shallow take. Opting for community notes without any fact checking will transform truth from facts to “loudest voice”. So, who can yell louder will be accepted as the flag of truth, which is very dangerous.

Of course, if you like your propaganda well-done, Facebook will be a great place for that.

ChocolateGod1y ago

I've found X's community notes for the most part to be informative and "neutral", they're usually used to add context to posts when people cut the important parts out.

bayindirh1y ago

The feature was not bad when it was first introduced, but I don't know how it fares against brigading and more targeted psyops by bigger actors.

Also are we absolutely sure that community notes have immunity from moderators and they're not manipulated in any way?

Community notes are indeed a good feature at first blush, but considering the current climate of "freedom of speech / post-truth / let's move fast and break society norms", it's more dangerous than a group of allegedly biased fact checkers.

It's a way of deregulating the social media platforms to level of utilities which carry whatever passes through them without prejudice, and shifting blame to the people for believing what they read.

The thing they're designing is very ripe for manipulating people en masse.

naturalpbOP1y ago

You're right, it's a shallow take in response to a straw man of my position. Clearly content moderation is a HARD problem and the decision-makers at Facebook know this better than almost anyone. They made a decision that presumably was in their best interest, of which I happen to support.

louthy1y ago

> They made a decision that presumably was in their best interest

They're making a decision based on political pressure.

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petargyurov1y ago

Not sure what anyone here gains from a reductive comment like this. In case it wasn't clear, obviously that's not what I'm saying -- I was curious why you'd be OK with a reduction in fact checking when the platform is a means to such despicable acts.

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bayindirh1y ago

Of course, if you like your propaganda well-done, Facebook will be a great place for that.

ChocolateGod1y ago

I've found X's community notes for the most part to be informative and "neutral", they're usually used to add context to posts when people cut the important parts out.

bayindirh1y ago

The feature was not bad when it was first introduced, but I don't know how it fares against brigading and more targeted psyops by bigger actors.

Also are we absolutely sure that community notes have immunity from moderators and they're not manipulated in any way?

It's a way of deregulating the social media platforms to level of utilities which carry whatever passes through them without prejudice, and shifting blame to the people for believing what they read.

The thing they're designing is very ripe for manipulating people en masse.

naturalpbOP1y ago

louthy1y ago

> They made a decision that presumably was in their best interest

They're making a decision based on political pressure.

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petargyurov1y ago

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