Have to come back on this,Robin It's more the case that the
some [ie the 20% which you've highlighted] refer to those with a favourable view of MZ not the 56% that you're claiming as 'some' Obviously, 56% can be described as the majority ,by far, who view him in an unfavourable light..That's a massive 80% difference. No-one said that
all, as you've stated, view him as unfavourable or to use your term... ' an evil king' .
I'm not sure why you've put that 43% (the figure for a favourable view) in bold to support your position. 47% view FB unfavourably and it can be seen that when detailed questions were put to participants you see a very different picture. As I've stated..69% believe Facebook has, in general, too much power. 57% believe Facebook is “primarily a harm to society” and 71% believe the company prioritises profits, even if it might cause societal damage. What a damning indictment of a social media company.
Re MZ.I obviously don't know him personally and neither, of course, do the respondents in either camp and the pollsters knew that so it really wasn't about him personally or the answer would have been a resounding "I don't know, I don't know him personally'' So, it's not been based on personal knowledge but how he runs FB which, you could say, reflects what he's about, at least as far as his business goes and how it's run which is a massive talking point at present and wide-raging.
Facebook
is a reflection of society, you say.I don't agree. That's in response to the finding that 57% thought FB was
'primarily a harm to society' I'm not on FB so, over time, I've had to read up on it's content and how it ticks. I've listened to a few Five-Live phone-ins on the subject, too. I've come to the conclusion that, contrary to your belief, that it reflects society, it actually influences society. It certainly did so in the 2016 US election and also accused re our Brexit Leave campaign. Like other social media it's an enabler for all sorts, both good and bad. Facebook's sorting process places posts higher in members' newsfeed if they’re from like-minded friends which could well, or more likely, probably, distort their view of the world. This can lead to believing someone believing something even though many of their friends are saying something different because they just won’t see what they've written. FB gives a massive reach for those with minority and often generally unacceptable views which too many take onboard and sometimes, worse, act upon. You've only got to see the consequences of what those pedalling pseudoscience have achieved regarding Covid vaccines . So, FB, because of the way it operates.. ie..volume-driven, has actually allowed the anti-vaxers access to an ever-widening audience. It was feeding upon itself...exponentially and it's why Trump finds FB so useful. I mentioned how FB was used by the army in Myanmar in one of my posts in relation to the persecution of the Rohingya people but here's another example. In 2014 a post circulated on Facebook which falsely accused a Mandalay business owner of raping a female employee. That post lead to the gathering of a mob, which eventually lead to civil unrest .The original accusation in this instance was false but Facebook's massive distribution enabled it to grow quickly beyond the control of authorities. It's also allowed the likes of QAnon conspirators along with Boogaloo ( a far-right anti-government extremist movement originally neo-Nazis and white supremacists in the US)) and anti-climate change groups to post their drivel..dangerous drivel at that ,which gained traction before Facebook took steps to remove them. Actually, the climate change debates have been allowed to continue under the guise of 'opinion'. In each case Facebook had been warned for a long time of the potential for harm but failed to act until there was significant pressure from influential groups/politicians which forced them to do something about it and they eventually removed posts put up by those people. It needs to change from being reactive to becoming proactive.
None of the above is
reflecting society, as you maintain, it's manifestly manipulating it.
As you say, Robin, I'm not a supporter and won't be until MZ gets to grip with it's negative aspects .I readily acknowledge that it has really good aspects but imo outweighed by the negative ones .I don't hold out much hope, though as Mark Zuckerberg is trying to encrypt the commonalty if that's the right term..I don't think it is.. working with the structures that link them may be a better description.... between WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook giving him one communications network that would reach an estimated 2.7 billion people and all under the ultimate control of one, and this is crucial,unaccountable man ...MZ. As they say, Robin...“What could go wrong?”