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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on June 27, 2020, 11:32:23 AM

Title: 'Facebook to tag ‘harmful’ posts as boycott widens'
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 27, 2020, 11:32:23 AM

Interesting that so much new media are having this problem. Not entirely sure what, if any impact,this action from Facebook will have. 


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53196487

Title: Re: 'Facebook to tag ‘harmful’ posts as boycott widens'
Post by: Roses on June 27, 2020, 11:40:25 AM

I gave up my FB account a couple of years ago as I wasn't happy with it.

Title: Re: 'Facebook to tag ‘harmful’ posts as boycott widens'
Post by: Aruntraveller on June 27, 2020, 11:45:47 AM

Quote from: Littleroses on June 27, 2020, 11:40:25 AM

I gave up my FB account a couple of years ago as I wasn't happy with it.

non sequitur.

Title: Re: 'Facebook to tag ‘harmful’ posts as boycott widens'
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 27, 2020, 01:29:38 PM

And Coke withdraws advertising for 30 days despite the FB announcement


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53204072

Title: Re: 'Facebook to tag ‘harmful’ posts as boycott widens'
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 27, 2020, 06:17:59 PM

This is having a major effect on market value but not entirely sure what the advetisers will want as actions.

https://www.newsweek.com/facebook-market-value-falls-56-billion-advertisers-flee-platform-1513840?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true

Title: Re: 'Facebook to tag ‘harmful’ posts as boycott widens'
Post by: Steve H on June 28, 2020, 08:56:57 PM

Quote from: Trentvoyager on June 27, 2020, 11:45:47 AM

non sequitur.

LR's speciality.

Title: Re: 'Facebook to tag ‘harmful’ posts as boycott widens'
Post by: jeremyp on June 28, 2020, 09:02:11 PM

Who decides what's harmful?