Is Facebook a Role in Stopping Donald Trump?

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There have been instances of the algorithm being twaked to, i mean, there have been instances where it's happened, right? I'm not going to dwell on those. What like the fact that they've experimented on users injecting different things in their feed and seeing the impact on it from getting people to come out and vote. And then you get instances of people asking internally inside a facebook, should a job be to what role does facebook have in stopping the rise of donald trump? Now? Agains. Yo, though you're, you're building a case on a a question, and not on the answer. The answer was, no, we would never do that. That goes

Ben and James discuss the allegations that Facebook is censoring conservative news, and renew their ongoing debate about Facebook’s power. Then, why Google’s current situation is similar to Microsoft, even though the long-term looks good.

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Want to Know What Facebook Really Thinks of Journalists? Here’s What Happened When It Hired Some. — Gizmodo
Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News — Gizmodo
Nilay Patel: Let’s Say Obvious Things About Facebook and Conservative News — The Verge
Ben Thompson: The Voters Decide — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: The Real Problem with Facebook and the News — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Defending Facebook Stratechery Daily Update
Nicholas Kristof: A Confession of Liberal Intolerance — New York Times
Ben Thompson: Facebook, Phones, and Phonebook — Stratechery
James Allworth: The Blessing of Failure — Medium
Ben Thompson: Google’s Go-to-Market Gap — Stratechery
Steve Yegge: Stevey’s Google Platforms Rant — Google Plus
Ben Thompson: Everything as a Service — Stratechery