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peterkshultz
on Nov 17, 2016
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Snowden: Stop Relying on Facebook for Your News
I've thought the same thing, but the people interested in using such an extension would get their news from places other than Facebook.
Self-selection bias greatly reduces the efficacy of such an extension.
renaudg
on Nov 17, 2016
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They could get their news from Facebook too, they would just more likely subscribe to more reputable pages and have less hoax-sharing friends.
0x10c0fe11ce
on Nov 17, 2016
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Then they would claim that reputable sources too are biased against their beliefs and they'll come up with their reputable sources. Paranoia is some people nurse and profit from—unfortunately.
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Self-selection bias greatly reduces the efficacy of such an extension.