If the people who said things like this actually meant it, the world would be a very different place.

“It is also an editorial issue. Cries of “hold the front page” are no longer necessary, but a group direct message to “tweak the algorithm” must take their place. Platforms that want public trust should be employing many more journalists than they presently do and using their knowledge to imbue automated process with values. The paradigm of “objectivity” is as absurd a concept in software platforms as it was in 20th-century newspapers.”

and

“We can build the internet in space, and robots are taking a central role in our lives. But we need an open conversation about who shapes their values”

Cathedral algorithms and robots with Progressive values. That’s some hyper-Orwell level sh*t right there.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2014/aug/31/tech-giants-facebook-twitter-algorithm-editorial-values

-you know who

I don’t have facebook, so maybe I’m missing something — but from the article, it seems like the distinction between their little feeds and a normal clickbait-style article is miniscule.