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Facebook made a $300 million pledge to help journalists — just like Google did last year
Facebook says it is going to spend $300 million over the next three years to support journalism.
Does that sound familiar?
Here's why: Ten months ago, Google said it was going to spend $300 million over three years to support journalism.
Facebook says it's just a coincidence that it landed on the same dollar amount that its primary competitor landed on last year. But I'm not complaining. In part because I want Google and Facebook to spend money supporting journalism. And also because it means I don't have to rewrite this piece, from March 2018: "Google and Facebook can't help publishers because they're built to defeat publishers."
Previously: Google Pledges $300 Million for "Google News Initiative" to Fight Fake News
(Score: 2, Troll) by Arik on Friday January 18 2019, @06:44AM (4 children)
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Spamalope on Friday January 18 2019, @06:58AM
To be fair, some will go towards political advocacy and at least some outright propaganda as well in addition to Gawker/Enquirer level stuff.
An ever so slightly cynical read might be: Facebook and Google pledge 600 million* towards political campaign funding disguised as news. * 600 million for placement on their own sites, based on ad rates needed for similar placement
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday January 18 2019, @07:09AM (2 children)
Zuck is one of the smarter Jews out there. He can reinstate Alex Jones, because if you were a "crackpot conspiracy theorist" then you would be so crazy and stupid that nobody would believe you, right? And if people were so crazy as to allow you views because a few others would buy your "anti-Fluoride sperm increasers," right? Come on now, why would you disregard a large readership, from a businessman's perspective, simply because that readership were "conspiracy theorists?"
Come on, Zuck: you wouldn't shitcan a large advertising demographic of conspiracy theorists whose beliefs could not possible have any effect on reality? Why would you do that? Conspiracy theorists are nothing but crackpots.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday January 18 2019, @09:13AM (1 child)
He's one of the very-most intelligent people I have ever met in my entire life.
But he is paranoid as all get-out.
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(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday January 18 2019, @09:34AM
Jews are not intelligent as much as they are good businessmen with a knack for shorter-term gains. I wouldn't call him "paranoid" but I would call him intelligent in the short-term in that he can "get-out."
He can escape the political whirlwind and "get-out" with political moderation to avoid getting assfucked if the political tides change rapidly in the short-term.