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by Zooper 2256 days ago
I believe everything you listed is true, so it's not really scapegoating. And, saying society at large should be held responsible for the actions of a few in power is absurdity. "Taking responsibility" would be direct action against those in power. And, I agree.
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I personally Facebook (& others) are _not_ responsible for what people post on its network - to believe they should be is dangerous. On the flip side, the media have been continuing this relentless attack blaming them for stuff they hate, like Trump, FB in turn try and moderate content, and the right come at them for censorship (because there's invariably false positives in that process).

So what are Facebook supposed to do in this situation. Just roll over and die?

How are they supposed to take responsibility for the the words the entire western world puts onto their platform?