Meta plans to scale back fact-checking in the United States for now, the company said, nodding to domestic political realities in a way that is set to widen the gap between what users experience on social media in and outside the country.
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Not surprising. It is now on par with the rest of FB's community standards - i.e.- none. Reporting scammers complete with links to the actual website scammers have hijacked gets you a lovely note saying they aren't removing the ad. Money, money, money is all that matters to Suckerberg.
NBC local station King 5 in Seattle has the motto of “We stand for truth.” What a concept. Zuckerberg & Meta will disregard truth to make more $$. Trump is scaring the media into subservience & that is very concerning.
Pot calls kettle black!
The Washington Post has been scaling back its fact checking for a long time. It's very good at sanewashing and normalizing TFG in the name of "balanced" discussion.
The challenge with "fact checkers" is that often their own bias cloud's their "fact checking", sometimes leaving them open to be "fact checked" by others.
I think it's best to leave people's comments up and let other members discuss their merits or lack thereof. The truth will rise to the top.
The solution to stop these billionaire scoundrels is very simple: stop using their platforms. We were better before these bastards created their fake news machines.
WaPo already surrendered to half-wit Donald Trump. They join Zuckerberg and Meta in betraying any duty to protect democracy from these imbecilic fascists so their bosses can make a buck.
The bending at the knee before trump even becomes president is scary. What will happen after? Remember WaPo, your job is to speak truth to power. But sadly your paper has already shown a lot of signs of capitulation.
The same happened in fascist germany in 1933. All media, newspapers and radio stations capitulated and were put under control of the government. The german Musk was called Joseph Goebbels. He decided what was the truth.
This company sucks. My like 15 year old FB acct was permabanned for, best I can tell some hacking with Instagram. I don't really know because they don't tell you and there is no working way to appeal but that was my only connection to most of my family and hundreds of photos. *poof* gone. 🤬
Fuck Mark Zuckerberg. Fuck his diseased lapdog, Sheryl Sandberg. And while we're at it, Fuck Jeff Bezos, too.
I am currently a paid subscriber for @washingtonpost.com Will I renew my subscription in 9-10 months? Maybe, instead, I'll follow the smart journalists who fled this impending implosion.
Yup same here. Facebook will become vile like Twitter. But FB is how I keep in touch with family and old friends. Hopefully they'll move on to blue sky. . . Or let's bring back Myspace lol
Yeah I've looked for FB alternatives but all you seem to have is Twitter alternatives, which is fine if you liked Twitters format, I don't. I used Twitter as a very rapid news feed for things that blow up quickly like riots and elections etc
The idea is to open up true free speech and give people "enough rope to hang themself". Heck, even allow people to use the N word to expose their true personality.👍
I've been posting in forums since 1997. My experience is that the hate posters eventually disappear because they get tired of getting their butt handed to them in debates when all they really have is ad-hominem attack. in fact, perhaps ad-hominem attacks could be banned.
Disinformation is not only predatory but truly harmful. It's like saying it's okay for a telephone scammers to prey upon seniors and get their money. Content moderation is not censorship; it's protection.
Getting rid of fact checking at Facebook is to disinformation and absolute chaos as Citizen's United was to democracy.
Both were needlessly inflicted and disastrous exacerbations of problems that weren't there previously.
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The Washington Post has been scaling back its fact checking for a long time. It's very good at sanewashing and normalizing TFG in the name of "balanced" discussion.
I think it's best to leave people's comments up and let other members discuss their merits or lack thereof. The truth will rise to the top.
Hope @bsky.app will be a place where facts are still facts and not an opinion. F.. this shit
Otherwise it will be blocked until further order.
In US nazy speech may not be crime, but over here it is and he's obligated to follow our laws if he wants his shit working here.
Your new president has all the "features" that a fascist have
Good luck, you'll need
I am currently a paid subscriber for @washingtonpost.com Will I renew my subscription in 9-10 months? Maybe, instead, I'll follow the smart journalists who fled this impending implosion.
Truth has no commercial value!
Vote your best interests 2026!!!
Ayfkm?
It's called bending the knee you quislings.
Man, if only businesses and the wealthy cared about more than just their bottom line. Instead we get…
Both were needlessly inflicted and disastrous exacerbations of problems that weren't there previously.