Is Facebook a Platform for Developers?

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Facebook should make facebook bots like and they should enable it for third part developers to interact with it. And they should have their own on their and tis a fine facebook. This is similar to the the transformation that microsopt has gone through. Were used to be very windowcentric, and now the recognition is, like, windows as a platform is doomed. Now where people live are in mobile aps. And no more mobile apt than facebook. I think that's a fantastic inside. It's, i think that makes total sense. But this is again, making decisions and doing the right thing is so much more than justdoing the right thing. You have to actually like the culture

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