To protect their business model, Meta (and billionaire Elon Musk's X) have aligned themselves with the far right.
The recent announcement by Meta to promote profound changes to its content and fact checking policies is shocking and raises critical questions about the future of information regulation.In an era marked by misinformation and political polarization critics like writer Michael Harriot even state that Mark Zuckerberg 'didn't just announce changes to Meta's content moderation policy. He didn't even announce that Meta's content policy will change.
The partnership with Trump's administration comes as no surprise as Musk, Zuckerberg, and others can claim to defend free speech when they are simply protecting their businesses.The implications of this alignment extends beyond U.S. borders. Countries like Brazil have already taken steps to regulate platforms like X, demonstrating that governments can intervene when social media becomes a breeding ground for extremism.
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