Harmful content material not fault of faceless machines, Facebook VP Nick Clegg says whereas blaming customers for polarizing content material

Facebook VP of international affairs Nick Clegg has blamed customers for spreading “polarizing” content material at the platform in a blog protecting its algorithms, pronouncing the spread of unhealthy posts is “not merely the fault of faceless machines.”
Facebook VP of global affairs Nick Clegg has blamed users for spreading “polarizing” content on the platform in a blog defending its algorithms, saying the spread of harmful posts is “not simply the fault of faceless machines.”Original article
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