Pete Hendrickson (@LostHorizons)

"The Public Good" Isn't Mark Zuckerberg's-- or Congress's-- Priority by Thomas L. Knapp Facebook “whistleblower” Frances Haugen, the Washington Post reports, has “repeatedly accused [Facebook CEO Mark] Zuckerberg of choosing growth over the public good.” The Post‘s headline puts it a slightly different way: “Growth over safety.” The meaning of “growth” in this context is pretty obvious: Zuckerberg’s company makes a lot of money, and he wants it to make even more. The meaning of “safety” is somewhat more nebulous. Facebook spokeswoman Dani Lever refers to “difficult decisions between free expressions and harmful speech, security and other issues” before going to a place that should chill the blood of anyone listening: “Drawing these societal lines is always better left to elected leaders which is why we’ve spent many years advocating for Congress to pass updated Internet regulations.” The Post story opens with a more accurate account of what Lever proposes: Continued (and with an important afterword by Yours Truly): https://losthorizons.com/N/170.htm#4