{"id":8609,"date":"2021-10-27T11:38:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T11:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1371227"},"modified":"2021-10-27T11:38:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T11:38:01","slug":"zuckerberg-misinformation-king-says-the-media-is-misinformed-about-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8609","title":{"rendered":"Zuckerberg, misinformation king, says the media is misinformed about Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Facebook Papers may be the biggest PR crisis the social media company has ever seen \u2014 and that\u2019s saying something. I mean, this is a business that has been involved in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2018\/mar\/17\/facebook-cambridge-analytica-kogan-data-algorithm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">election fixing<\/a><\/em> for god\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n<p>But if Zuckerberg is one thing, it\u2019s an overachiever. This is a man not willing to rest on his laurels. Forever, he strives, on and on, for all time, striving.<\/p>\n<p>So what does a man of this calibre do when confronted with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/10\/25\/1049015366\/the-facebook-papers-what-you-need-to-know?t=1635319854859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">leaked Facebook documents<\/a> that reveal the inner workings of the company? He does what any king worth their crown does: declare that everyone\u2019s wrong.<\/p>\n<p>And this, friends, is exactly what Zuckerberg did at yesterday\u2019s Facebook quarterly earning call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood faith criticism helps us get better, but my view is that we are seeing a coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to paint a false picture of our company,\u201d Zuckerberg said.<\/p>\n<p>Hmm, you know what? He\u2019s not entirely wrong.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1348976 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/header-image-new-ios-14.5-features-zuckerberg-facebook.png\" alt=\"mark zuckerberg surfing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/header-image-new-ios-14.5-features-zuckerberg-facebook.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/header-image-new-ios-14.5-features-zuckerberg-facebook-280x147.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/header-image-new-ios-14.5-features-zuckerberg-facebook-516x270.png 516w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/header-image-new-ios-14.5-features-zuckerberg-facebook-258x135.png 258w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/header-image-new-ios-14.5-features-zuckerberg-facebook-796x417.png 796w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/facebook-papers-zuckerberg-misinformation-king-says-media-is-misinformed#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F10%2F27%2Ffacebook-papers-zuckerberg-misinformation-king-says-media-is-misinformed%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: If you\u2019ve got a phone, you know the Zuck isn\u2019t far away.\" data-title=\"Share If you\u2019ve got a phone, you know the Zuck isn\u2019t far away. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share If you\u2019ve got a phone, you know the Zuck isn\u2019t far away. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>If you\u2019ve got a phone, you know the Zuck isn\u2019t far away.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1348976\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/header-image-new-ios-14.5-features-zuckerberg-facebook.png\" alt=\"mark zuckerberg surfing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/header-image-new-ios-14.5-features-zuckerberg-facebook.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/header-image-new-ios-14.5-features-zuckerberg-facebook-280x147.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/header-image-new-ios-14.5-features-zuckerberg-facebook-516x270.png 516w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/header-image-new-ios-14.5-features-zuckerberg-facebook-258x135.png 258w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/04\/header-image-new-ios-14.5-features-zuckerberg-facebook-796x417.png 796w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>The way news works is the headline serves as the attention-grabber while the nuance is provided in the body. Hell, this very article is doing that exact same thing \u2014 and that can come across as \u201cselectively\u201d using information to paint a picture.<\/p>\n<p>So let\u2019s get real: of course the media will <em>selectively<\/em> use Facebook documents. Is there any rational world where a topic like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/22\/technology\/facebook-election-misinformation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">employees being concerned about extremism on the platform<\/a> deserves as much attention as what someone had for lunch?<\/p>\n<p>To King Zuck, of course it does. Anything else isn\u2019t&nbsp;<em>balanced.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s a delicious irony to all this.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1356527 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech.png\" alt=\"Mark Zuckerberg's head on a terminator, showing the future after the launch of the Facebook smartwatch\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech.png 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech-280x158.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech-796x448.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech-1200x675.png 1200w\"><figcaption>Credit: Orion Pictures<\/figcaption><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/facebook-papers-zuckerberg-misinformation-king-says-media-is-misinformed#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F10%2F27%2Ffacebook-papers-zuckerberg-misinformation-king-says-media-is-misinformed%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The future Facebook wants.\" data-title=\"Share The future Facebook wants. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The future Facebook wants. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>The future Facebook wants.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1356527\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech.png\" alt=\"Mark Zuckerberg's head on a terminator, showing the future after the launch of the Facebook smartwatch\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech.png 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech-280x158.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech-240x135.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech-796x448.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/06\/facebook-smartwatch-zucktech-1200x675.png 1200w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>One of my favorite reveals from the&nbsp;Facebook Papers was been a 2019 memo that reveals the social media site is <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/oct\/25\/facebook-admits-site-appears-hardwired-misinformation-memo-reveals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">hardwired for misinformation<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It said there is \u201ccompelling evidence\u201d that the site\u2019s core mechanics (\u201csuch as vitality, recommendations, and optimizing for engagement\u201d) are a \u201csignificant part\u201d of why falsities proliferate the platform.<\/p>\n<p>To put that another way, Facebook is&nbsp;<em>created to misinform.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg accused the press of obscuring and promoting specific information in order to tell the story it wants you to hear, something Facebook itself has done with <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/this-is-a-positive-story-about-facebook-no-really\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Amplify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So when Zuckerberg, the king of misinformation, declares that the media is misinformed, all I have to say is this: it takes one to know one.<\/p>\n<p><i>Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/hello.thenextweb.com\/plugged\">and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/facebook-papers-zuckerberg-misinformation-king-says-media-is-misinformed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Facebook Papers may be the biggest PR crisis the social media company has ever seen \u2014 and that\u2019s saying something. 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