Subj : Re: Computer Kits
To   : Arelor
From : Jeff
Date : Sat Jan 29 2022 15:50:08

On 29 Jan 2022, Arelor said the following...
 Ar>  >  Ar> THe Brittish Medical JOurnal published an official complaint.
 Ar>  > Ok, and were the bots appropriately adjusted?
 Ar> No, at least according to my last information.
 Ar> Appealing processes for this sort of thing are a pain in the ass.

That is true.
 Ar> "After BMJ contacted Lead Stories to inquire about the flagging and
 Ar> removal of the post, the company maintained that the “Missing
 Ar> Context†label it had assigned the BMJ article was valid."

Perhaps by someone's definition it was. Perhaps the article was written in
such a way that it assumed the reader knew certain facts well-known to the
intended audience and so did not include them, but if the reader was not a
member of the intended audience, did not know those facts, or was willingly
ignorant of those facts, the contents of the article could be used to spread
misinformation. Just a guess.

 Ar> "What does this all tell us about Facebook’s fact-checking and the
 Ar> implications for the restriction of legitimate, timely speech and
 Ar> expression on the platform? It tells us that users with legitimate
 Ar> questions about being fact-checked will not get much help from Facebook
 Ar> itself, even if they are a well-established and well-regarded scholarly
 Ar> journal.  "

I read Politifact.com quite regularly. Politifact is in a partnership to do
fact-checking for Facebook. Politifact does not use bots.

However, I do agree that Facebook's moderation can be irritating. I got
dinged for a picture of a decanter in the shape of a raised middle finger,
with no explanation of why they found that offensive. I disputed it and never
heard from them about it again.

"Cancel culture" is in no way new to either social media or the 21st century.
For centuries, the Catholic church waged pressure campaigns (far more
aggressive than what we've been discussing here) on ideas and opinions with
which they disagreed. You're worried about not being able to sell stuff in a
certain market, but people in the past faces being tortured and executed in
some pretty horrendous ways.

Jeff.

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