This will exacerbate the isolation discussed on Deadline Whitehouse today withe the Atlantic author of an article on the topic. Magas really can't decipher the difference between truth and conspiracy theories/lies/exaggerations, etc. The orange one will blame all his failures on Dems and Biden.
Look, if people still want to play in that cesspool, that's their fate - but if you are still there - why? What's YOUR problem? How hard is it to figure out what to do? Just leave - it's an abusive relationship - you aren't going to change it. Get out now!
Time to abandon FB. I’ve been thinking about it forever but my IG is tied to it. I need to save all that somewhere off line before leaving. Has anyone done that ? What’s the best way to archive IG posts away from FB. Thx
So, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram will no longer fact check so that is why I’m so happy to be on here. I follow people like you, Joyce Vance, Lawrence O’Donnell, Glenn
Kirshner. I’m staying on Instagram & Facebook because I don’t buy into the News on there. I show my art and follow other artists
All those who forgot to practice critical thinking will fall for anything except they already have. I'm grateful for all who will teach willing learners through The Contrarian.
I finished your book, Attack from Within, about 3 weeks ago. You make some excellent points about disinformation and what we can do about it. Thank you always for all the excellent work you do.
I think everything will be designed like a rebirth of God knows what monster and all of his cabinet will make a "wag the dog" look legitimate. We need to protect HONEST JOURNALISTS cause everyone isn't equal under the law.
It will be a non stop barrage of lies for the weal minded, currently at 50% in America and rising. These are the disciples of Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi minister of propaganda. But know them as they are, and what they want.
TBH I report lies and scams on a daily basis now. I’m not sure how much worse it can get. I don’t believe the lies, I actually don’t believe anything on FB I always look to see if I can find it in 3 other reputable sites. Nothing is really going to change, just block the bullshit
and there are millions who get their news from FB, in fact those maga uneducated consider it one of their most trustworthy news sources, they question nothing they see posted by anyone they think is one of them, they even quote them
find myself more irked at the democrats & left leaning independents who couldn’t be bothered to vote, that it’s just too taxing & the same group who suddenly thought they could get behind a deportation plan-lot of Biden democrats went red in 2024 over immigration
Hey Barb: is there any way you can push to have that horrifically bad name "The Contrarian" changed? In recent decades, most contrarians have been flaming assholes. Why call yourself that?
I think we have no clue on how to protect our reality from
deliberate obfuscation, lies and gas-lighting.
Perhaps the head of the DNC should be a clinical psychologist !
My buddy showed me a story on there today about referees being fired for bribery. It took me 1 search to show him that it was fake. Not sure if we was going to check…
Elon said he bought Twitter to stop the growing censorship and control over what people can say online. Yet he shadow-banned me for posting the truth about Trump. The truth is he just wanted to ensure Trump's lies weren't censored there.
Hi Barb. It is just possible that move will make X and such so crazy and unreliable that folks will pay less attention to the nonsense there and look for more informed, more ummmmm...factual sources. I can imagine that happening.
Germany, France, Brazil, & Australia have strict laws on misinformation & harmful content on social media. Great Britain enforces strict election speech laws, especially during the "purdah" period. Facebook complies with these laws. Mark's choice signals his support for misinformation & hate speech.
I’m starting to think this is really going to be a complete capitulation of democracy in America. Are the oligarchs trying to assist and save their own skins? Why has no one started a new soc media site that traffics in nothing but truth?
I worry it's already begun, my Instagram feed slumped into full Nazi apologia out of nowhere earlier tonight. Indicated I wasn't interested in a few accounts and it just kept coming. Extremely disappointing.
You’re missing the strategy. Once Trump gets back into the White House he’ll lose interest in Truth Social. W/out Trump, that business will be crippled. Meta is just trying to position itself to welcome the human garbage that follows Trump to Meta platforms.
I have been off Facebook for years. I love Instagram because I quilt and I have lots of quilt and fabric/craft sites I follow but am seriously considering getting off that too. Wish there was an alternative.
I’m disappointed to see you writing for an organization that publishes satire as serious news without a disclaimer. You’re endorsing/contributing to blurring the line between truth and falsehood. That’s not journalism.
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Kirshner. I’m staying on Instagram & Facebook because I don’t buy into the News on there. I show my art and follow other artists
I can block any source of misinformation that may appear on my news feed, and I double check everything that I read and am told.
If one likes to stay stupid and uniformed, keep using Facebook.
Btw, Facebook is spyware cloaked as a social media app/site. 🤔
deliberate obfuscation, lies and gas-lighting.
Perhaps the head of the DNC should be a clinical psychologist !
The “truth” matters now and always! Why spend time on a social website that doesn’t make fostering the “truth” and facts a priority?
I only follow animal rescue sites anymore
Like me.
You can delete your Facebook etc accounts too.
It won't only improve your life - you'd be helping to save America.
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disinformation! Yikes! I am
giving up Facebook and use.
It was requested/required.
That Trump's going to be back on there vomiting out his lies and hatred.
Aaarrgh!
America is out of Control!
Delete all.