This week’s main story is about Facebook’s controversial new plans to eliminate certain content moderation practices. Watch the full piece at the link in our bio.
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Nationalize facebook, Twitter, instagram and the AI companies. These social media companies are partly responsible for the degradation of American civic life, and the election of a lifelong criminal (and foreign agent) to the presidency, twice. The private ownership shit isn't working.
Justifying optimism with a rationale that 99% of people can clearly see is delusional bullshit is baked into my DNA- I'm an Arsenal fan.
I can think of a dozen reasons my proposal is laughable, but imagine there are many more. If you feel generous & have time, detailed criticism is always welcome.
I cannot speak to your criticism of UK media, but in the USA the right-wing have lied about the "leftist-media" for decades to normalize their own anti-democratic propaganda. In the USA all the media outlets are owned by billionaires - huge COI. Social media manipulation by other billionaires...
Isn't an abstract issue anymore. Did you see/hear Vance and Trump lecturing Starmer on free speech? They have incentive to pressure European governments to allow social media to spread lies that destabilize democracy there. In the USA, we used to have government agencies that operated independent...
I've just watched this episode last night. I am proud to report that I have deleted Facebook last year and Instagram in January, when Zuckerberg caved to Trump. I also no longer use Amazon. I have no power to change the world, but I do have the power to boycott companies who are evil and corrupt.
Just so y’all know, you don’t need to do the whole “link in bio” dance here on Bsky, cuz this place doesn’t censor links! You can link your videos directly and everyone who follows you will see them.
It should be highlighted that Facebook’s algorithms (and other social media) prioritize showing users content that keeps them on the site longer. This usually means pushing hateful and negative content.
Why not use your platform to offer alternatives to Google like Firefox and duckduckgoose search engine? Surely there are other browers and search engines that you could suggest that would help others move away from Google and deprive them of ongoing data to mine.
Seriously John! Your show is an inspiration and thank you so much for giving some of the very "least of us" even a tiny little voice. You put a smile where there was not one before. They're gonna get your fucking ass! 🍑☮🕊
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I can think of a dozen reasons my proposal is laughable, but imagine there are many more. If you feel generous & have time, detailed criticism is always welcome.
But I have to say, the Whiteboard Guy stole my heart. It's great to see such passion!
2. Wasn’t this new moderation practice news about a month ago?
3. Meanwhile Rome burns… 🙄
God Bless 🙏💗
You will be much happier when you do.