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by threeseed 3070 days ago
Let's be clear here. Facebook is a private website.

They legally, morally and ethically have the right to determine what content their users see. Especially given that we have demonstrated evidence of fake news being disseminated.

The idea that this was supposed to be a democratic process was never claimed nor should it have been expected.

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They are, for now, as most monopoly industries were before their negative effects caught the attention of govts and they suddenly found themselves regulated.
> They legally, morally and ethically have the right to determine what content their users see.

Um, legally, sure. Morally and ethically is not up to them.