Mark Zuckerberg

[Spicoli]

Some other problem with testimony is that lets face it majority of questioners are not tech savvy. With a question like 'shouldn't we be able to choose who see's our update' Zuckerberg was just batting gnats. Until today I didn't know you could 'make calls' on FB. My question is who in their right mind would do this. Who lists their contact numbers on FB? Let alone send steamy detailed messages with personal information on a messenger. But I digress. I think there's a shit ton of personal responsibility that goes with social media. And a boat load of common sense. Does anyone actually post travel info, dates, times, location etc etc? This is just a face of equal and greater problems on the web. Shoot I won't even link home-mobile or i cloud whatever.

All I needed to see to know be weary-trust little is when I went to delete my account when first signing up and it turned into a drawn out psychological guilt trip and interview process, complete with 'friends' pics flooding me with captions like "Shirley Stinkle will really miss you" etc etc. Who the fark is Shirley Stinkle?

[walrus]

Some other problem with testimony is that lets face it majority of questioners are not tech savvy. With a question like 'shouldn't we be able to choose who see's our update' Zuckerberg was just batting gnats. Until today I didn't know you could 'make calls' on FB. My question is who in their right mind would do this. Who lists their contact numbers on FB? Let alone send steamy detailed messages with personal information on a messenger. But I digress. I think there's a shit ton of personal responsibility that goes with social media. And a boat load of common sense. Does anyone actually post travel info, dates, times, location etc etc? This is just a face of equal and greater problems on the web. Shoot I won't even link home-mobile or i cloud whatever.

All I needed to see to know be weary-trust little is when I went to delete my account when first signing up and it turned into a drawn out psychological guilt trip and interview process, complete with 'friends' pics flooding me with captions like "Shirley Stinkle will really miss you" etc etc. Who the fark is Shirley Stinkle?

Cucked Zuck offered to "walk" one congress member through an algorithm, I think it was the one that "accidently" caused several conservative sites, including those two girls to be labeled as "unsafe" that congress women said no to the algorithm explanation faster than I've ever heard any politician answer a question. If the majority of these ban issues were algorithm related it would have been interesting to hear some technical explanation but as in all these public investigations it is more about asking questions to sound good then getting truly useful information. Facebook will prob get a billion dollar fine and in a few years everything is back to normal. Facebook has 73% of the US I really don't see them going anywhere. Sorry that 73% figure includes all of social media

[Gandalf]

I had a conversation about Facebook over the winter: 'Why aren't you on Facebook?' 'Well, it is very unsafe. A spy tool'. 'What? Are you some kind of conspiracy theorist?' 'I don't think these are conspiracies'.

[brocktonblockbust]

spicoli its not actual phone numbers on FB, its like Skype,

[Beanz]

Miles and Brockton how self inflated are you to think anyone would be interested in spying on you anyway? You are not a pair of radical activists or international double agents are you?..., or are you.. Oooh

[Beanz]

I think you just hate the idea of being on the same level as the great unwashed. It would puncture your air of superiority and bring you farting air back down to earth. It's like the Zuckerberg thing. However justified the worries about him are, underneath and on top of a lot of it is a bitter resentfulness toward youth and young people. How dare they go their own way. Why can't they be conservative and just carry on doing things the same way. It sounds like young men, old and reactionary before their time going "Wah, wah..I don't get it, the world is so confusing, why can't everyone be like me". Him being a Jew is of course purely coincidental. Just like Obama being black had nothing to do with a lot of his critics continually reminding us they were not being racist. ha!

[Gandalf]

What on earth are you ranting about? Bonkers.

[Spicoli]

spicoli its not actual phone numbers on FB, its like Skype,

Video messaging on FB chat even worse..if you don't expect it to be shared? Who does that .

[Spicoli]

Some other problem with testimony is that lets face it majority of questioners are not tech savvy. With a question like 'shouldn't we be able to choose who see's our update' Zuckerberg was just batting gnats. Until today I didn't know you could 'make calls' on FB. My question is who in their right mind would do this. Who lists their contact numbers on FB? Let alone send steamy detailed messages with personal information on a messenger. But I digress. I think there's a shit ton of personal responsibility that goes with social media. And a boat load of common sense. Does anyone actually post travel info, dates, times, location etc etc? This is just a face of equal and greater problems on the web. Shoot I won't even link home-mobile or i cloud whatever.

All I needed to see to know be weary-trust little is when I went to delete my account when first signing up and it turned into a drawn out psychological guilt trip and interview process, complete with 'friends' pics flooding me with captions like "Shirley Stinkle will really miss you" etc etc. Who the fark is Shirley Stinkle?

Cucked Zuck offered to "walk" one congress member through an algorithm, I think it was the one that "accidently" caused several conservative sites, including those two girls to be labeled as "unsafe" that congress women said no to the algorithm explanation faster than I've ever heard any politician answer a question. If the majority of these ban issues were algorithm related it would have been interesting to hear some technical explanation but as in all these public investigations it is more about asking questions to sound good then getting truly useful information. Facebook will prob get a billion dollar fine and in a few years everything is back to normal. Facebook has 73% of the US I really don't see them going anywhere. Sorry that 73% figure includes all of social media

Didn't catch it all but seemed pretty much a dog and pony show complete with props and site plugs for those two "banned" individuals. Agree they sounded more interested in being 'seen' doing something rather than actually knowing the basic inner fb, web or app workings ahead of time to therefore know what direction to question. Shark eyes Zuckerberg looked stumped when asked about Spacebook for the third time. Algorithm exchange from one was pretty interesting as he sighted terms and agreement having 3600 words and Data sharing portion having so many links that "how do people know what they are signing up for" and Zuckerberg gives him the run down on basics. Senator rewords the question 'what about stuff we're worried about not the fun stuff, and does Whats App e mail inform advertisers or does some algorithm spit out info to add platform'. Watching some of it and how people NOW are arguing the issue..ON fb reminds me why I didn't come online essentially until I started here . With every key stroke you leave a mark.

[walrus]

Some other problem with testimony is that lets face it majority of questioners are not tech savvy. With a question like 'shouldn't we be able to choose who see's our update' Zuckerberg was just batting gnats. Until today I didn't know you could 'make calls' on FB. My question is who in their right mind would do this. Who lists their contact numbers on FB? Let alone send steamy detailed messages with personal information on a messenger. But I digress. I think there's a shit ton of personal responsibility that goes with social media. And a boat load of common sense. Does anyone actually post travel info, dates, times, location etc etc? This is just a face of equal and greater problems on the web. Shoot I won't even link home-mobile or i cloud whatever.

All I needed to see to know be weary-trust little is when I went to delete my account when first signing up and it turned into a drawn out psychological guilt trip and interview process, complete with 'friends' pics flooding me with captions like "Shirley Stinkle will really miss you" etc etc. Who the fark is Shirley Stinkle?

Another thing, I think this display of Facebook v congress shows how far behind our lawmakers are against these tech giants. For years the entire social media revenue stream has been from this targeted advertising. Any kind of "opt out" option for the user would fundamentally change the business model of these monsters. How the hell did people let themselves become so dependent on social media. What the hell was wrong with forums. I guess I'm an old fashion internet guy

[Batman]

@El Kabong definitely a fucking alien, look at the fucker at 2:18

that is all the fucking proof you need

[El Kabong]

If only OzzyMan could narrate that I'd be so happy

[Freedom]

Many people have been "Zuckers" for the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Zucker.

Imagine them chuckling to themselves as they count their $billions thinking "a Zucker is born every minute".

[Batman]

What is the final outcome of all this then? I've not followed it (I don't have facebook so it won't affect me one bit) I get that they have been selling data and they track people to a ridiculous level but what is going to change after all this shizzle?

will they just stop selling the data and tracking people to the extent they are or could it mean the end of facebook?

All the stuff I have watched on Youtube looks poorly done, everyone questioning him only gets 4 minutes, it usually takes 3 minutes 30 seconds to get him rattled and then they just pass over to the next person which give him time to regain his composure and avoid the pressing questions.

[Master]

I think face book will get a fine, slap on the wrist and carry on.