Mark Zuckerberg Says There’s No Problem With Fake News on Facebook: Here’s What We’re Reading
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Here’s what we’re reading today:
1. Zuckerberg: The idea that fake news on Facebook influenced the election is ‘crazy’
“After a day of criticism over his company’s role in spreading fake news about political candidates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejected the idea that the News Feed had tilted the election in favor of Donald Trump. ‘Personally I think the idea that fake news on Facebook, which is a very small amount of the content, influenced the election in any way — I think is a pretty crazy idea. Voters make decisions based on their lived experience.'” – The Verge
+1: “Facebook, I’m begging you, please make yourself better” – The Intercept
+1: How teens in the Balkans are duping Trump supporters with fake news. – BuzzFeed News
2. A Hamilton judge just wore one of Trump’s ball caps in court
“‘The clerk said ‘all rise’ and the door opens and Justice Zabel comes out. He is in a black silk robe with the crimson sash and the white tie. He has a poppy on his lapel. And he is wearing a scarlet-coloured baseball cap that says Make America Great Again. And we all stand because we are supposed to stand when the judge comes in and he looks at everyone and said he was wearing the hat ‘because last night was an historic occasion.”” – The Globe and Mail
3. American insurance companies are struggling to figure out what comes next
America’s powerful health care industry is scrambling to prepare for an impending financial shock should Congress finally overturn Obamacare. “A repeal of the [Affordable Care Act] would mean the loss of millions of customers for insurance companies and an onslaught of uninsured people to hospital emergency rooms for basic care.” – The New York Times
+1: Does a soda tax actually do anything? – Pacific Standard Magazine
4. Home monitoring will soon start monitoring you
“When the Internet of Things begins to track electrical usage, houses could become more measured — and scrutinized — than ever.” – The Atlantic
5. For the Dutch, a shortage of prisoners
“While the UK and much of the world struggles with overcrowded prisons, the Netherlands has the opposite problem. It is actually short of people to lock up. In the past few years 19 prisons have closed down and more are slated for closure next year. How has this happened — and why do some people think it’s a problem?” – BBC
