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Facebook announces latest step in censorship campaign, prioritizing "local news"
Morrow, Will
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/02/06/face-f06.htmlDate Written: 2018-02-06 Publisher: World Socialist Web Site Year Published: 2018 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX21986 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media giant will prioritize news from 'local sources' in the News Feed displayed to users. This is the third move this year in a roll-out of updates by Facebook aimed at censoring online information. Abstract: -- Excerpt: The Facebook billionaire does not want people to have access to unfiltered information on such questions as the United States government preparation to wage nuclear war against North Korea, Russia and China, government censorship of the Internet and spying on the population, mass demonstrations against immigration raids, police violence, workers strikes, or details about growing levels of social inequality, including the fact that five multi-billionaires (Zuckerberg is one) own as much wealth as half the world's population. Subject Headings |