Posted on 11/15/2018 9:36:42 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
WHOLE TITLE: "Prince William accuses Facebook of putting 'profits before values' as he slams social media giants for being 'on the back foot' in fight against fake news, privacy and cyber-bullying"
Prince William has accused social media giants of being 'on the back foot' when it comes to tackling fake news, privacy and cyber-bullying.
The Duke of Cambridge added 'shareholders and profits' were 'distracting' firms from the 'values that made them so successful in the first place'.
In a hard-hitting speech he said technology firms 'still have a great deal to learn' about their responsibilities and challenged them to fight harder against 'poison' spread online.
Prince William said he believed tech leaders were 'people of integrity' but appeared to be unwilling to properly tackle issues from cyber-bullying to privacy and hate speech.
He was speaking during a visit to the BBC in London to view the work the broadcaster is doing as a member of his Taskforce on the Prevention of Cyber-bullying while also highlighting Anti-Bullying Week.
He said 'widespread optimism' that arose when the internet first became a fixture of modern life has given way to 'concern and fear'.
The Duke of Cambridge added: 'The noise of shareholders, bottom lines, and profits is distracting them from the values that made them so successful in the first place.
'They are so proud of what they have built that they cannot hear the growing concern from their users.
'And increasingly they seemed resigned to a posture with governments and regulators that will be defined by conflict and discord. It does not have to be this way.'
William also said the internet carried many double edges swords that brought as many risks as rewards.
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Did not realize a lack of intelligence could be inherited from a stepfather, but apparently it can.
I believe Prince William is a paramedic and helicopter pilot, and he worked with the British version of Life Flight.
Actually, he has worked many days already rescuing people as part of a search-and-rescue helicopter team.
The problem is that all of this pressure on Facebook, Twitter, Google is about trying harder to ban or marginalize all conservative ideas, info, and views. They smear broadly so that everything “politically incorrect” in their eyes should be likened to Nazis, KKK, etc. To the extent that Fakebook is pressured into campaigning more against “fake news” etc. it will be excluding everything that does not fit within the MSM approved narratives. This is already happening to a considerable extent and will only get worse.
Dear willie,
Royalty is so last century, dont you think?
Talk about entitlements, you make the welfare fraudsters look like children.
William has served in the military (Being a Prince in the line of succession probably made it MUCH, MUCH easier) and now flies a rescue helicopter, so he hasn't just sat on his backside like he could have.
Says the guy who rakes in obscene family profits yearly, thanks to the taxpayers, without having to do a thing to earn them. That’s royal family values.
Apropos of that statement, recall the failure of his bro Edward, who actually had to work to earn a spot in the Royal Marines. He still rakes in unearned dough as a royal (non-marine).
The Prince has enough money.
Let him start a rival company that puts social issues above profits.
Yeah, sure. We all know how he got the job.
Okay...fill me in.
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