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> Facebook is a platform. They don't do a lot of attempting to influence, as far as I can tell.

Ahem: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/30/technology/facebook-tinke...

That's the event I was thinking of, thanks for the link.

What point are you trying to make? Can you elaborate? "Ahem" and a link don't do a good job of forming or supporting a specific point.

Edit: Why do people think these are unreasonable questions? Does Google attempt to influence by ordering search results? How can any publisher avoid attempting to influence when any difference in content is potentially influential?

It's really not that complicated. They did attempt to influence.

The point appears to be: FB has, in the past, done "a lot of attempting to influence".

Adding to the reason above, Facebook has been creating filter bubbles for years now. As a feature! Leading to the influence of Fake News and people who believe it.

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