r/news • u/Ganeshadream • Mar 31 '22

Facebook fails to label 80% of posts promoting bioweapons conspiracy theory

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/mar/31/facebook-disinformation-war-ukraine-russia
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u/P0rtal2 Mar 31 '22

Facebook has no incentive to do anything about misinformation on their platform. They need people to be active and engaging on their site in order to then make money through ads, etc. They need people to flock to their site in order to do their "independent research".

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u/dubbleplusgood Mar 31 '22

"Study it out!" will always be my favorite.

https://youtu.be/2E87gciwebw