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A Facebook representative on Tuesday defended the companys decision to not take down a video of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that was meant to make her appear drunk, saying flagging the video and not removing it promoted user choice.
Neil Potts, Facebooks public policy manager, said taking that approach allows people to understand what the video is and why it has been flagged.
It is our policy to inform people when we have information that might be false on the platform so they can make their own decisions about that content, Potts said during a meeting of the international grand committee on big data, privacy and democracy in Ottawa, Canada.
The grand committee includes politicians from a dozen countries who meet with representatives of Facebook and other tech companies to discuss how to protect privacy and prevent abuse on social media.
Politicians on both sides of the aisle are grappling with how to handle fake and manipulated videos after the Pelosi video racked up millions of views and raised the debate in the United States. Experts are warning that manipulated videos will be a new frontier for social media companies and people running for office in 2020.
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/445838-facebook-defends-decision-to-keep-up-pelosi-video
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)This is one case where a boycott works. Eliminate legitimate web traffic to them, leave them with Nazis and haters.
GemDigger
(4,305 posts)Only his gatherings are with the uber rich and they are behind his property walls where they can plot their next act of treason.
2naSalit
(86,997 posts)is/was/is closely tied to pooty. There was a good video by some investigative reporters about it going around a few months ago.
Turbineguy
(37,423 posts)It shows what these creeps will stoop to.
And it does not change reality. She's Speaker of the House. And they are shit.
BigmanPigman
(51,675 posts)Boycott Fakebook, better yet permanently stop using it!
Ohiogal
(32,210 posts)I never signed up for FB
I don't go any social media except here and my one email account... and a cheap flip-phone thing where I get texts and calls. I don't have time for anything else.
maxrandb
(15,405 posts)Fuck the ever loving fuck out of these fucksticks.
This is exactly how the birther stuff got traction... using the fucking weasel word "might".
DeminPennswoods
(15,307 posts)5 seconds on Facebook.