Zuckerberg’s Plan To Battle Fake News Sets Off “Widespread Panic” Among Big Conservative Pages

[Vylo]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilve...nic?bftwnews&utm_term=.evXOPXPGyw#.aj2JZjZ2Yl

Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to help reduce the spread of misinformation on Facebook has set of a “widespread panic” among some owners of the biggest hyperpartisan conservative pages.

Cyrus Massoumi, the owner of Mr. Conservative, which has 2.2 million fans, told BuzzFeed News he and his fellow publishers find Zuckerberg’s guidelines “terrifying” and “extremely wide open to interpretation.”

Here is the part I find interesting:

Massoumi acknowledged that during the election his and other big pages did publish some misleading and false information, though he said they removed the latter once they realized their mistake. He said they began to push the boundaries after new players, such as sites run from Macedonia or others such as Ending the Fed, entered the market, copied their approach, and then began reaping huge Facebook engagement by publishing false and misleading content.

“We strayed because of the competitive nature of the algorithm in the News Feed and we do need to be brought back,” he says. “But the problem is I operate in an environment where sites like Ending the Fed and these unknowns are going to beat us unless we go from tilted to misleading.”

He literally admits to lying and that it is about getting ratings.

 

[Veritas]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilve...nic?bftwnews&utm_term=.evXOPXPGyw#.aj2JZjZ2Yl



Here is the part I find interesting:



He literally admits to lying and that it is about getting ratings.

Meanwhile, CNN still thinks it's a legit news channel. Ditto NYT, etc.

 

[Vylo]

Meanwhile, CNN still thinks it's a legit news channel. Ditto NYT, etc.

And they are. Now compare that to the alt-right sources that are actually telling you in black and white that they are lying to you to get money.

 

[Saleena]

I sure hope I will be able to get my daily line of lies from Huffpo, buzzfeed, salon.

 

[AirPo]

I sure hope I will be able to get my daily line of lies from Huffpo, buzzfeed, salon.

Sounds like fun. Why don't you quoye one of them?

 

[Vylo]

Sounds like fun. Why don't you quoye one of them?

well, I don't trust Salon too much. I've seen them stretch things pretty far.

 

[Saleena]

Sounds like fun. Why don't you quoye one of them?

Should I sit here and pull everything from white hatred, to the opblogs that huffpo is so keen on posting? I mean I could sit here and look at them they were absolutely deadset on Hillary winning.

I mean just http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-womack/stop-pretending-you-dont-_b_12191766.html shilled so hard for her? Did I want trump to win? God no, but let's not pretend that these sites are so much more noble than the alt right counterparts.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...s-are-embarassing_us_58278b9de4b02b1f5257a36a

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/en...ut-whats-going-on_us_582f4e99e4b058ce7aaae11f

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...-hillary-clinton_us_5829c44ee4b02d21bbc97a6a?


These are just utterly ridiculous. Lying might have been a bit overkill? At least on the huffpo part, but honestly the left needs to learn real fast why they lost or it's going to be 8 years. Heh who am I kidding, nobody is going to learn anything. Enjoy your "nonbiased" articles C:

 

[Saleena]

well, I don't trust Salon too much. I've seen them stretch things pretty far.

Salon is one of the worst offenders.

I like my Dave Rubins though. He's pretty awesome. I wonder if he will be blocked because he interviewed Milo "insert long greek name I can't remember here."

 

[Kenny'sID]

“But the problem is I operate in an environment where sites like Ending the Fed and these unknowns are going to beat us unless we go from tilted to misleading.”

Then I guess you're in the wrong business.

Some people just don't get it.

 

[Soyeong]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilve...nic?bftwnews&utm_term=.evXOPXPGyw#.aj2JZjZ2Yl



Here is the part I find interesting:



He literally admits to lying and that it is about getting ratings.

Facebook is swimming in fake news about Trump, so if you want to a call a conservative out for publishing fake news, then that's great, but if you want to pretend like liberals aren't at leasts as guilty, then you are blinded by your own biases.

 

[AirPo]

Should I sit here and pull everything from white hatred, to the opblogs that huffpo is so keen on posting? I mean I could sit here and look at them they were absolutely deadset on Hillary winning.

I mean just http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-womack/stop-pretending-you-dont-_b_12191766.html shilled so hard for her? Did I want trump to win? God no, but let's not pretend that these sites are so much more noble than the alt right counterparts.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...s-are-embarassing_us_58278b9de4b02b1f5257a36a

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/en...ut-whats-going-on_us_582f4e99e4b058ce7aaae11f

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...-hillary-clinton_us_5829c44ee4b02d21bbc97a6a?


These are just utterly ridiculous. Lying might have been a bit overkill? At least on the huffpo part, but honestly the left needs to learn real fast why they lost or it's going to be 8 years. Heh who am I kidding, nobody is going to learn anything. Enjoy your "nonbiased" articles C:

My bad. I should have know that wasn't clear enough. I was hoping for the "daily" lie. i.e., something dated today. And a quote of the actual lie.

 

[Saleena]

My bad. I should have know that wasn't clear enough. I was hoping for the "daily" lie. i.e., something dated today. And a quote of the actual lie.

Man that is some salt. Are we still angry that our failure of a politician lost to a orangutan? Do you think she will lose again in 2020? Surely Huffpo and salon can keep us warm in these trying times then? Tell me more about how bernie bros were the problem, tell me more about the racist white voters huffpo. Please huffpo senpai.

 

[AirPo]

Man that is some salt. Are we still angry that our failure of a politician lost to a orangutan? Do you think she will lose again in 2020? Surely Huffpo and salon can keep us warm in these trying times then? Tell me more about how bernie bros were the problem, tell me more about the racist white voters huffpo. Please huffpo senpai.

Are you unable to post any acttual lies for today?

 

[Saleena]

Why stand by old media at all? I mean heck, even VICE a once decent news site that went into war zones and other things is pushing a far left slant. That's my question to you. As someone who hates both the far right and far left. Why defend them when they failed the left in the election? Not trying to shift gears but you can see how them blaming the bernie followers and third party voters while ignoring the fact that hillary was a dumpster fire all together is an issue right? The left seems so bent on portraying Trump as new hitler that they are jumping at their own shadows. Is this what we really want from our news?

 

[AirPo]

Why stand by old media at all? I mean heck, even VICE a once decent news site that went into war zones and other things is pushing a far left slant. That's my question to you. As someone who hates both the far right and far left. Why defend them when they failed the left in the election? Not trying to shift gears but you can see how them blaming the bernie followers and third party voters while ignoring the fact that hillary was a dumpster fire all together is an issue right? The left seems so bent on portraying Trump as new hitler that they are jumping at their own shadows. Is this what we really want from our news?

I not making any claims, so there is nothing to defend. Hint, hint.`

 

[Saleena]

I not making any claims, so there is nothing to defend. Hint, hint.`

I already said calling it was a lie was overkill. Can you not read or are you just deadset on picking one thing out of all of what I said?

 

[SkyWriting]

At least on the huffpo part, but honestly the left needs to learn real fast why they lost or it's going to be 8 years. Heh who am I kidding, nobody is going to learn anything.

On the mark. I was trying to explain this pre-november how the left needs to study harder and whine less. They just blissfully ignore that they won the election for Trump.

 

[Armoured]

Facebook is swimming in fake news about Trump, so if you want to a call a conservative out for publishing fake news, then that's great, but if you want to pretend like liberals aren't at leasts as guilty, then you are blinded by your own biases.

Tu quoques make it aaaaaall better

 

[AirPo]

I already said calling it was a lie was overkill. Can you not read or are you just deadset on picking one thing out of all of what I said?

Oh. Lieing about the lieing. I get it now, biased whining about biased whining.

But credit is due for coming clean.

 

[Soyeong]

Tu quoques make it aaaaaall better

I did say it was a good thing to point about that a conservative was publishing fake news. Pointing out that that liberals do it too to at least an equal degree doesn't make it better, but it does help to make people aware of their biases.