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John1956PA

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3. I have seen Fb remove MAGA lies. Now that guardrail is being eliminated.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Tue Jan 7, 2025, 08:09 AM

Jan 7

When is comes to MAGA lies, I am astounded at the extent that they are bought into by Fb members who have successful careers and who have many contacts in their communities. Without fact checking those MAGA lies for themselves, those gullible MAGA Fb members will blindly repost them.

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Meta is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a 'community notes' system similar to X [View all] Jose Garcia Jan 7 OP

"free expression" - Lies and Conspiracy Theories. groundloop Jan 7 #1

As if The Madcap Jan 7 #2

I have seen Fb remove MAGA lies. Now that guardrail is being eliminated. John1956PA Jan 7 #3

Yep....they did during Covid and kicked Trump off the site. Those days are long gone Bengus81 Jan 7 #16

Translation: "The election was won by a RW bully, even all my money won't be enough to appease him, highplainsdem Jan 7 #4

As long as people continue feeding the vermin, they will thrive. Don't blame zuckerberg, musk, bezos, etc. It is the JohnSJ Jan 7 #5

Why can't we blame it on facebook? Is there an alternative where this crap isn't happening? n/t SupportSanity Jan 7 #12

I get along quite well without social media thank-you. The fact is people are addicted to the sparing that occurs on JohnSJ Jan 7 #13

BlueSky yankee87 Jan 7 #15

Facts are for losers IronLionZion Jan 7 #6

Reliance on social media for information can take us off the deep end HereForTheParty Jan 7 #7

Sadly it already has. groundloop Jan 7 #9

They censored this in October, and ignored an appeal. pnwmom Jan 7 #8

Maybe marketing echo-chamber nonsense as "content" translates to advertising revenue. n/t BadgerKid Jan 7 #10

K & R - This is for all those who need a reason to FINALLY QUIT FACEBOOK! FakeNoose Jan 7 #11

I've never trusted Facebook - from the beginning. I never joined. SupportSanity Jan 7 #14

Post removed Post removed Jan 7 #17

My Mom sent me a fb infographic with the headline "Mark Zuckerberg, Recipient of World's First Rat Penis Transplant, mahina Jan 7 #18

Just Sad erpowers Jan 15 #19

People lie and make shit up all the time on DU. Mosby Jan 15 #22

Well the lying convicted felon is back in the WH. republianmushroom Jan 15 #20

Community notes work. Mosby Jan 15 #21