Katie Couric to Sheryl Sandberg: 'Why did Facebook announce not to fact check political ads last month?... Mark himself has defended this decision even as the press have expressed concerns about the erosion of truth online'
Speaking in conversation at the sixth annual Vanity Fair New Establishment summit at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Couric’s agenda for the panel, titled Putting a Best Facebook Forward, was unlike its predecessors, which mostly featured jokes about wealth taxes in between sips from mint-infused glass water canteens.
“The moderators are looking for content, the engineers are looking for fake accounts. That’s the only way to find [them],” Sandberg said, defending Facebook brass as having to redefine what constitutes a malicious account after Russia’s actions in 2016. Sandberg ceded it was a good question, and responded that on Facebook “the transparency is dramatically different,” noting that content pages will now receive geotags identifying their origin points whether they like it or not.
Sandberg also defended their ad labeling system, saying each spot would be verified and identified by who paid for the placement.“Well, this is what Vanita Gupta wrote, the former head of the DOJ’s civil rights [arm].”“Simply put, while major news organizations strengthen fact-checking and accountability, Facebook is saying if you are a politician who wishes to peddle in lies, distortion and not-so-subtle racial appeals, welcome to our platform. We will not fact-check.
One of the most startling moments of conversation came when Couric pivoted to “Lean In,” the bestselling book authored by Sandberg which promotes her philosophy on women’s roles and behavior in the workplace on their path to parity and success. It signaled to a bewildered crowd that, maybe, it was time to check email or hit the coffee bar before the next panel.What can we do about the increasing unwillingness of men to mentor their female colleagues?” Couric asked Sandberg.
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