In the days leading up to and following this election, Facebook has been called lots of things — "a website," "an internet company," "a major player in the media universe," "a strange new class of media outlet," a "tech behemoth," a "cesspool of nonsense." Vox cut to the chase, calling on Facebook to "admit that it is, in fact, a media company" observing "that the design of its news feed inherently involves making editorial decisions, and that it has a responsibility to make those decisions responsibly."
Even though Facebook continues to deny its role as part of the media — "News and media are not the primary things people do on Facebook," Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook response on Monday, "so I find it odd when people insist we...
via The Verge
