Musk has incinerated the value of Twitter as a business or user experience. The reason why Zuckerberg is copying his lead is that the true value of these information systems is political.
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Brian Stelter
Facebook will also "get rid of a bunch of restrictions on topics like immigration and gender that are just out of touch with mainstream discourse," Zuckerberg says.
And the U.S.-based content review teams will be based in Texas, not California, going forward
And the U.S.-based content review teams will be based in Texas, not California, going forward
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Shitlibs still busy blaming voters.
Not the voter’s fault they live in a digital hellscape. That’s capitalism’s. Fuck off with that shit.
That the screen you can’t stop looking at is your choice. Or theirs.
That the AI disinformation won’t continue to get ramped up and surely it’s the stupid voter’s fault!
You’ve found your drug, just like they have. Hello from a fellow addict. Have a nice day
@jamellebouie.net was going on and on about voter agency after the election when the real problems are voter ignorance, toxic information spaces, disinformation.
I disagreed with him and he blocked me. Oh well. Don't need to read his stuff anyway.
But all these comfortable media types love them likes!!!
In the end, Musk stumbling into buying Twitter has had horrible downstream effects for us all
The money comes from government largesse, regulatory relief and other grift, not direct revenue.
For you and I having govt influence may do some benefit, but to them it means billions
"So fellas, a better world would cost us sooooo much money, but an oligarchy on the other hand..."
It's a cesspool of MAGAs yelling at each other and Patel ranting about the deep state.
Not exactly a platform that's going to garner additional supporters.
It's about using Trump as an excuse to cut costs, avoid litigation and pretend to support free speech.
I think that neoliberalism overcooked a lot of the usual markers for capitalism collapsing into fascism.
There's a different, bigger conversation about the role of digital media in society that we need, but can't have.
but they're also not very bright @ it
A new addition to my list:
-"truth by popularity"
-"vox populi, vox dei"
-"many ppl believe/feel/say/think"
-"consent of mankind"
-"wisdom of the crowd"
-"laws of Nations"
-"many cited authorities"
-"out of touch with mainstream discourse"
People click on sweet nothings that do not challenge their pre-existing beliefs. That is what the news primarily offers.