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CentralMass

(15,650 posts) Tue Jan 7, 2025, 08:48 PM Tuesday

Zuckerberg to turn FB into a rightwing cesspool like X

Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/07/meta-facebook-instagram-threads-mark-zuckerberg-remove-fact-checkers-recommend-political-content

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Zuckerberg to turn FB into a rightwing cesspool like X (Original Post) CentralMass Tuesday OP

The cool thing about the WWW canetoad Tuesday #1

Maybe Zuck should look at Twitter's financials. C_U_L8R Tuesday #2

I imagine it will tank Threads as well. nt dflprincess Tuesday #3

I wish DaBronx Tuesday #4

On top of which they are adding AI accounts so the place will be swimming in slop. RockRaven Tuesday #5

I am most likely going to drop Amazon prime, and probably Facebook. Screw the Oligarchs. CentralMass Wednesday #6

canetoad

(18,389 posts)

1. The cool thing about the WWW

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 08:51 PM

Tuesday

Is that it gathers all the fickle social media consumers together in one place. They can shift to another platform before you say Twitter.

C_U_L8R

(45,836 posts)

2. Maybe Zuck should look at Twitter's financials.

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 08:51 PM

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Musk has scared away advertisers and the rational prosperous people who buy their products. X stands for shit.

dflprincess

(28,580 posts)

3. I imagine it will tank Threads as well. nt

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 08:59 PM

Tuesday

DaBronx

(517 posts)

4. I wish

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 09:04 PM

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He had gone to a quality state school. It may have spared us this mess.

RockRaven

(16,613 posts)

5. On top of which they are adding AI accounts so the place will be swimming in slop.

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 09:26 PM

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If you are using any Meta products, you are helping this shit exist in the world and all of its consequences.

CentralMass

(15,650 posts)

6. I am most likely going to drop Amazon prime, and probably Facebook. Screw the Oligarchs.

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 01:15 AM

Wednesday

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