The Ledger

Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks. Mix any filter with any other: certainty 1/5, debate potential 5/5, or both at once.

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why aren't all 5 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 1 checkable ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't; assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card: ▮▮▮▮▮ certainty · ▮▮▮▮▮ debate potential. speakers are clickable

Assertion Contradicted
Rosenthal: Facebook's Newsfeed was the invention of the web feed
“They didn't exist. This was the first one. This was the invention of the feed.”
David Rosenthal Oct 28, 2024 ▶ 2:10:46 Meta (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Not yet assessed · timeframe Oct 2024
Rosenthal: News Feed initially hurt Facebook revenue by reducing page views
“Newsfeed actually Significantly hurt Facebook's revenue because where do you think all the page views were coming from and all the refreshes?”
David Rosenthal Oct 28, 2024 ▶ 2:17:19 Meta (Audio) · Acquired
Insight
Gilbert: Users react strongly when information switches from pull to push
“People react really strongly when you change the ease of obtaining that information or whether it feels like you are pushing that information out Versus someone is sort of pulling by going to your profile and viewing.”
Ben Gilbert Oct 28, 2024 ▶ 2:16:17 Meta (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Supported
Facebook Newsfeed Initially Updated via Cron Jobs Due to Memory Limits
“Yeah, it was a cron job because they didn't have enough memory to run it in real time.”
David Rosenthal Oct 28, 2024 ▶ 2:12:41 Meta (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Partly supported
Rosenthal: Facebook received 30,000 angry support emails on day one of News Feed
“They get 30,000 angry emails to support on the first day from users who are really upset about this.”
David Rosenthal Oct 28, 2024 ▶ 2:14:43 Meta (Audio) · Acquired
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