Build a code of ethics for the Facebook NewsFeed that emphasizes fair & balanced reporting


Build a code of ethics for the Facebook NewsFeed that emphasizes fair & balanced reporting
The Issue
There's been a lot of talk about fake news since the 2016 US Presidential Election. But fake news is just the symptom to the greater disease -- the filter bubble.
Of all US Adults, 66% use Facebook as a major source of their news and information, which makes Facebook the most powerful media company that has ever existed. Yet, Facebook refuses to admit that it is a media company and refuses to implement a code of ethics that emphasizes fair and balanced journalism, despite the fact that journalists have used similar codes of ethics for the past 120 years.
Sign our petition and let Adam Mosseri, the VP of Product for News Feed at Facebook, know that the filter bubble needs to end.
Instead of optimizing time on platform, we need to optimize time well spent.
Implement a code of ethics that emphasizes fair and balanced journalism in the NEWS-feed.

The Issue
There's been a lot of talk about fake news since the 2016 US Presidential Election. But fake news is just the symptom to the greater disease -- the filter bubble.
Of all US Adults, 66% use Facebook as a major source of their news and information, which makes Facebook the most powerful media company that has ever existed. Yet, Facebook refuses to admit that it is a media company and refuses to implement a code of ethics that emphasizes fair and balanced journalism, despite the fact that journalists have used similar codes of ethics for the past 120 years.
Sign our petition and let Adam Mosseri, the VP of Product for News Feed at Facebook, know that the filter bubble needs to end.
Instead of optimizing time on platform, we need to optimize time well spent.
Implement a code of ethics that emphasizes fair and balanced journalism in the NEWS-feed.

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Petition created on January 23, 2017