On Monday, a Facebook “fact-checker” who was hired by the media rated a video that was shared on Glenn Beck’s facebook page as “false,” and penalized his page. Although the rating was eventually removed, here’s why the story still matters.
No entity in the history of the world — whether government or private entity — has ever been as influential in controlling the spread of information as Facebook currently is. Facebook currently boasts about 2.5 billion users, meaning that over 25% of the world…