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by cyorir 2348 days ago
The problem Bosworth does not seem to have addressed is that the scales are currently tilted in favor of political misinformation. Facebook has chosen to not apply the same rules to politicians as it does to other users. Why doesn't Bosworth see a moral imperative to hold politicians to the same standard he holds everyone else?

"Dozens of Facebook employees pushed back on Mr. Bosworth’s conclusions, arguing in the comments section below his post that politicians should be held to the same standard as other Facebook users. They debated whether Facebook should ban or remove posts by politicians, including Mr. Trump, that included hate speech or forms of misinformation."

This is heartening, at least. I hope these employees prevail.

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They won’t. Bosworth does what’s best for Bosworth, and he owns substantially more $FB than any of those people arguing against him.
That's why I said, "I hope", not "I expect".