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by RedComet 1737 days ago
Other than the title? How about "Turn on by default the tools to amplify factual voices over disinformation."

Not to mention what immediately follows, advocating for something beyond this in the future: "This is how we can begin to do that."

Looking forward to the silently installed browser extension that hides search results and social media posts that they don't want you to see. (related: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/mozilla-back...)

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Amplifying content in algorithmic news feeds is hardly censorship. Anything Facebook did would be counter to the usual forces that amply divisive (engaging) content.
Amplifying content means other content is reduced in spread. This means some people won't see the content that they would have otherwise seen.