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He has to be very clear with his own organization that we have to take part in this discussion. I think it has to start with the man on the top. INSKEEP: So it sounds like the first step that you want is Mark Zuckerberg, in your world, should acknowledge it's not a utility. I think if it had been a traditional media company, they would have been forced to participate in that discussion. They never participate in real deep discussions about their very important role in transporting news around the world. HANSEN: Well, but they do send out ready written messages. And you seem to think that they just don't comment. You write in The Guardian that you think that Facebook is more powerful than most state leaders because of the influence they have over that billion readers. INSKEEP: OK, I think we've gotten to the heart of your argument here. And they just don't participate in this very important discussion. HANSEN: I think they have to engage much more actively in the discussion on how they edit and the effect of how they edit. INSKEEP: And what do you want them to do about that?

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They do that by algorithms, also by manual decisions. They decide what news will be in your stream and what will not. They do millions of editorial decisions every day. And I think Facebook wants to frame themself as a neutral technology platform, but they are not. HANSEN: Well, more than 1 billion people visit Facebook each day, and it's by far the largest platform for consuming news. INSKEEP: Would you explain what you mean by the world's most powerful editor? The harder question centers on the role - their role - as the world's most powerful editor. But Facebook wants this to be about one photo and that was easy to fix.

Hansen.ĮSPEN EGIL HANSEN: Well, it's a great service. We talk about them anyway by Skype with Mr. He is a Norwegian newspaper editor who thinks that Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg have too much power.įull disclosure - Facebook pays NPR to produce video streams. The photo was restored, but Espen Egil Hansen finds the incident revealing. And Facebook said that violated rules on child nudity. The photo shows a girl fleeing a napalm bomb attack. Facebook, the social media service, recently blocked a famous image from the Vietnam War.

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