From the «I heard they're assassinating CEOs now» department:
Title: Meta never cared about factchecking. What it wants is friction-free oligarchy
Author: Joan Donovan
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:00:34 +0000
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/10/meta-factchecking-donald-trump
Podcast Download URL: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/cbc1a96b95223b40a01ea6481be10bb1ac2b9dab/0_6_3936_2364/master/3936.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=23028f5fe311e5917f4a40ad25449791

The company’s plan to end its factchecking program is about appeasing Trump. That signals the making of a mafia state

This week Meta[1] announced the elimination of its factchecking program[2] in the US and rollbacks to content moderation policies on “hateful conduct”. These
measures undoubtedly open the floodgates to more hateful, harassing and inciting content on Facebook and Instagram. Immigrants and LGBTQ+ communities are two of the groups most likely to be affected.

Last month, after Donald Trump won the election, Zuckerberg visited Trump in Mar-a-Lago and then Meta sent $1m to his inauguration fund[3]. When asked for comment about Meta’s policy changes, Trump admitted that Zuckerberg was “probably”[4] influenced by his threats to imprison the tech CEO.
Continue reading...[5]

Links:
[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/meta (link)
[2]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/07/meta-facebook-instagram-threads-mark-zuckerberg-remove-fact-checkers-recommend-political-content (link)
[3]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/09/google-microsoft-donate-trump-inaugural-fund (link)
[4]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/07/meta-factchecking-zuckerberg/ (link)
[5]: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/10/meta-factchecking-donald-trump (link)

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On 12 Jan 2025 04:01:51 GMT, Retrograde <[email protected]d>
wrote:

Trump admitted..."probably" influenced by his threats

He has played this threating game, over and over, and this game below.

Firms that donated to Republican party avoided tariffs in Trump first
term - study

With Donald Trump threatening to impose steep tariffs upon his return
to office this month, US firms are bracing for impact. But an analysis
of Trump's last presidency identified one way to boost their chances
of avoiding the levies: donating to the Republican party.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/06/trump-tariffs-republican-donations

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Retrograde wrote:

From the «I heard they're assassinating CEOs now» department:
Title: Meta never cared about factchecking. What it wants is friction-free oligarchy
Author: Joan Donovan
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:00:34 +0000
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/10/meta-factchecking-donald-trump
Podcast Download URL: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/cbc1a96b95223b40a01ea6481be10bb1ac2b9dab/0_6_3936_2364/master/3936.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=23028f5fe311e5917f4a40ad25449791

The company’s plan to end its factchecking program is about appeasing Trump.
That signals the making of a mafia state

As always, the SJWs project. The faggots simply can't handle free speech.

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