Are Facebook's Incentives Making Sense?

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I think my concern has never stemmed around the incentives from a business perspective, of whether they wereth makes sense for them or not. My concerners always stend more from the capability for them to behave in some other way. And i would agree that am from a strictly rational perspective, their incentive is not to do it. I just, i don't like it in general.

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