FB admits that their 'fact checkers' are only offering opinion

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In Court Filing, Facebook Admits ‘Fact-Checks’ Are Nothing More Than Opinion

https://cornwallalliance.org/2021/12/in ... n-opinion/

John Stossel is suing Facebook after Facebook’s ‘fact-checkers’ labeled climate change information that Stossel posted as “false and misleading”. n its response to Stossel’s defamation claim, Facebook responds on Page 2, Line 8 in the court document (download it below) that Facebook cannot be sued for defamation (which is making a false and harmful assertion) because its ‘fact-checks’ are mere statements of opinion rather than factual assertions.
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Well, it is nice of them to confirm in a court document what we already knew. Know if we could get the media to admit the same.
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Just one of the reasons that I decline to have a social media account like face book, twitter - social commentary censoring.

Another reason is harvesting of advertising data from subscribers.

Another reason is targeting advertising at subscribers.

This holiday season, I am busy. Not only am I unsubscribing from websites of major retailers, I reporting them as spammers and plishers. Just because I buy once does not entitle a merchant to send me advertisement after advertisement, sometimes upwards of 5 a day.
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bdcochran wrote: Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:21 pm Just one of the reasons that I decline to have a social media account like face book, twitter - social commentary censoring.

Another reason is harvesting of advertising data from subscribers.

Another reason is targeting advertising at subscribers.

This holiday season, I am busy. Not only am I unsubscribing from websites of major retailers, I reporting them as spammers and plishers. Just because I buy once does not entitle a merchant to send me advertisement after advertisement, sometimes upwards of 5 a day.
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My Podcast guy posted a YouTube vid, and made sure to post links "below" to back up everything. It was pure Covid facts about things that had happened. i.e.; Fauci said no masks, then masks, the CEO of Pfizer said two shots 90% effective at preventing, then two shots are inneffective at preventing contracting or spreading.

Taken down.

FB = Fascist Book

I'd be ok if it was a truly private entity. My guitar forum can ban anything they want. But FB, Twitter, etc. get subsidies, tax breaks, and direct requests by the government. SO, not really a private platform...
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