William Lindsey :toad: on Nostr: "Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against political ...
"Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against political misinformation, abandoning their most aggressive efforts to police online falsehoods in a trend expected to profoundly affect the 2024 presidential election. … X CEO Elon Musk has reset industry standards, rolling back strict rules against misinformation on the site formerly known as Twitter."
~ Washington Post
#SocialMedia #disinformation #Musk
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/25/political-conspiracies-facebook-youtube-elon-musk/Published at
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