01/08/2025
Hey friends, I'm looking over this situation with Facebook (ditching its fact checkers) and I am working out my exit strategy. I'm having a hard time following the logic - too many facts are apparently upsetting some people, so we're just going to get rid of them? Well, gee it would be sad to go, but I'm old enough to remember, you know, phone calls, writing letters, even old fashioned e-mail. Facebook has been useful for a while but is ultimately just one website. I'll let you know my plan when it's a little more solid.
It looks like it's time for me to dust off that e-mail list that I've been neglecting a little too long, so if you want to be added to it, please just DM me, or email if that's your pleasure. Thanks!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/meta-is-getting-rid-of-fact-checkers-zuckerberg-acknowledged-more-harmful-content-will-appear-on-the-platforms-now/ar-AA1x6AHW?ocid=socialshare&fbclid=IwY2xjawHq1y1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVDncUyFlTYoc1PH1LdbHFQ8zimfHhCIkyTWrZ4mZZgv0HCvbOL1WBCTng_aem_Lg4ozXED0yrKhNjNmLJR-w
In a number of sweeping changes that will significantly alter the way that posts, videos and other content are moderated online, Meta will adjust its content review policies on Facebook and Instagram, getting rid of fact checkers and replacing them with user-generated “community notes,” similar ...