Posted: 1/1/2018
Just a few observations on the top comments I get to see on news media articles selected and posted by Facebook on my Facebook page (I have Liked at least a dozen very different news media outlets on Facebook):
- Facebook usually shows only the top 2 comments instead of 10 comments. That’s bad in itself and very annoying! When I expand to see more comments, Facebook dumps a large number of comments and it is not clear anymore if these are the Top 10 Comments anymore
- More bothering, usually the top comments shown appear to be manipulated and presenting a very biased and ideological viewpoint. To me many of these Facebook Top Comments are nothing more than deliberately placed, evident propaganda comments
- Not to be outdone, Facebook manages to include among the Top Comments the opposing propaganda comment so as if in an attempt to, shall we call it, balance propaganda viewpoints
- Very disturbing, the voice of reason and modesty is often missing among the Top 10 Comments. Are we Facebook users to believe that there is no voice of reason anymore or it is always in the minority compared to the propaganda comments?
- In particular, the Top 10 Comments of Reuters news agency articles posted by Facebook are infested with propaganda Top Comments
- I conclude, I find these Top 10 Comments feature by Facebook very suspect and unsatisfactory
No comments:
Post a Comment