A quick hit on my thoughts about the Meta decision around US based content moderation -- each of which is basically getting fleshed out into longer op-eds and posts to come soon.
But to get you started on some takeaways from Zuck's announcement here's a 🧵
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But to get you started on some takeaways from Zuck's announcement here's a 🧵
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Here’s an analysis I did showing how algorithm changes made in early November had already significantly altered reach and engagement on threads https://bsky.app/profile/katharinehayhoe.com/post/3lf3xuq22kk2p
Same with X. Schools have decided that’s how they communicate and now your 14-18 kids are fed the disinformation bc they need their practice times.
I couldn't imagine using either one of them after using Blue sky.
To be honest they are really dead to me now.
Honestly social media really died for me when Myspace went 3.0 and I could no longer pimp my profile.
Mark Zuckerberg's toxic psychological abuse system doesn't exist here, and niter does Elon's.
Reactionary morons are bad for business.
Whoopies! I guess building an echo chamber of Nazis and Boomers was a bad idea.
Also it is ludicrous that other nation states could feel they cannot prevent this.
@cleanuptheinternet.org.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKl6WjfDqYA
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/study-information-ecosystem-philippines/
Don't blame poor trust & safety workers for implementing the convoluted politics and messy policicies that come from the C-suite!
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Platforms are vectors of massive power, though it took old-timer politics almost two decades to really execute on it.
This collusion between corporate and
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In fact, that is the least interesting place where these politics are playing out.
As Zuck foreshadowed, this is about a global geo-political war across a new frontier of control: tech companies, their platforms, and the internet.
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It has taken just 12 years for that reality to come to fruition.
It's not a Cold War, it's a Scroll War
Who will control your feeds, information, online voice
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The US and its companies claiming a fight for democracy against the regulation of Europe & communism of China.
China controlling manufacturing
EU with governance capacity and open markets
& left out of the conversation will be individuals, users, citizens
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Friendly fire incident here.
Definitely on your team.