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Thursday, June 14, 2018

'We Can’t Leave It to Audiences to Decide What Is Fake News'

Technology investor and former mentor to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Roger McNamee says consumers should not be given the ability to decide what is fake news, arguing that “leaving it to the audience to make those picks is how we got here” during an event on free speech, “misinformation”, and the need for transparency.

“Einstein had a great thing, right, when he said you can’t solve a problem using the same tools that got you into the problem in the first place,” McNamee told the audience after Breitbart News asked his panel — “The Effects of Information Bottlenecks: Propaganda, Misinformation, Loss of Privacy” — why users shouldn’t be allowed to decide what fake news is and whether the implication is users are too stupid.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's arrogant for anyone to decide for me what is fake news. I will decide that for myself, thank you...I have very good sources and I confirm.

Down with the social platforms and all the crap they spew.

lmclain said...

Aaaahhhh. the beginning of the "thought police".....

Wait until they catch you with "unapproved" material.

What? That could never happen?

LOL, you idiots.....

Anonymous said...


I'd characterize McNamee as a 'tool'.

Who died and made him King?

Anonymous said...

Only we can stop satans grip, but it only seems to be getting close my brothers

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.