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[-] madjo@feddit.nl 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The fact that Meta is so desperately trying to destroy this book and its author must mean that it's factual to a tee. I hope we can Streisand Effect this into the NYT Best Sellers list.

Here it is on Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/nl/en/ebook/careless-people-8

[-] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Some of the most telling anecdotes in Careless People involve Kaplan, who joined Facebook’s policy team in 2011 and was promoted to Chief Global Affairs Officer earlier this year. She writes that Kaplan, who was a deputy chief of staff in the George W. Bush White House, was “surprised to learn Taiwan is an island” and that “often when we start to talk about pressing issues in some country in Latin America or Asia, he stops and asks me to explain where the country is.”

This almost seems difficult to believe, but considering the state of the world, I wouldn't be surprised if it is true.

By now, Meta’s failures in Myanmar, where hate speech and misinformation on Facebook helped incite a genocide, are well documented. Wynn-Williams, who early in her tenure flew to Myanmar to try to sell officials there on the company’s connectivity projects, describes her futile attempts to get more resources for content moderation in the country.

She blames Kaplan in particular. She says she “started this long process of trying to hire someone for Myanmar in 2015” and found a human rights expert who fit the bill in May 2016, but Kaplan blocked her from making the hire in February of 2017. He allegedly told her to “move on and get over it.” She later concludes that “when it came to Myanmar, those people just didn’t matter to him.”

In a just world, Kaplan and Zuckerberg would be required to do mandatory multi-decade community service work as live-in junior janitors at major Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. For example, in Bhasan Char island.

[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

This almost seems difficult to believe, but considering the state of the world, I wouldn't be surprised if it is true.

30% of Americans were okay with bombing Agrabah, from Disney's Aladin.

80% of Americans thought food labels should say if the food contains "DNA"...that 33 percent of respondents thought that non-GM tomatoes "did not contain genes" and 32 percent thought that "vegetables did not have DNA." So there's that.

A majority of Americans are dumb and all of those people are even dumber than you can imagine.

[-] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I would prefer to send all of them to dig graves for the victims of various genocides and conflicts.

[-] brot@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

There is an international court that is responsible for prosecuting individuals for crimes like genocide oder crimes agains humanity. It's sensible to collect all evidence and put Zuckerberg & Co on trial to see how deep their involvement goes

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh noes. Does Meta want something fact checked? Is it worried about misinformation and fake news? Was their privacy invaded?

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Zuckerberg refused to take meetings before noon, even with heads of state

This is the most normal thing about him

[-] seeigel@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

even?

For Zuckerberg, heads of state are employees. Why else would a billionaire donate?

[-] SatanClaus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Fuck yeah. Fuck early risers. Us middle risers deserve the spotlight for once!

[-] embed_me@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I rise early but don't get going until almost noon. ADHD gang unite!

[-] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Up every morning at the crack of noon.

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