A particularly good @caseynewton commentary on how social media companies, which once pretended to care about their role in helping spread misinformation — and do something to lessen the problem — have now become allies of the people who want to bring down our democracy. — http…
Good from @CaseyNewton - platforms are giving up on policies they developed around the US 2020 election, with Twitter taking the lead and others all too happy to follow. https://www.platformer.news/ ... [image]
“We are in for an ugly time. And should the worst happen, I hope we remember this: the moment when tech platforms, having briefly banded together to do the right thing, looked each other in the eye and one by one all gave up.” https://www.platformer.news/ ...
For all followers today: - The platforms give up on 2020 lies - For a time, they fought the good fight — but not any more - Good tweet about the PGA https://www.platformer.news/ ...
I wrote about how YouTube, Facebook and Twitter collectively gave up on removing lies about the 2020 election — and what that means for 2024 https://www.platformer.news/ ... [image]
“One function Musk now serves in the tech ecosystem is to give cover to other companies seeking to make unpalatable decisions.” https://www.platformer.news/ ...