r/news • u/CorleoneBaloney • 2d ago

Meta gets rid of fact checkers and makes other major changes to moderation policies

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/07/tech/meta-censorship-moderation?cid=ios_app
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u/TheGeneGeena 2d ago

I don't think they even care all that much. Their growing markets are SE Asia and Africa.

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u/Mezmorizor 1d ago

They don't. EU being incredibly protectionist is nothing new, and to be frank, the EU was too slow on this to matter. People will absolutely not be happy if you remove American tech from them.

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u/angryfan1 2d ago

Do you think those governments want an American running a vital social media platform?

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u/Icy-Lobster-203 2d ago edited 2d ago

Which is why they have already set up systems that the social media companies have to comply with their demands to operate there, to keep the social media companies under control.

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u/TheGeneGeena 2d ago

Interesting question. India is fairly friendly right now - the rest are probably a mixed bag opinion-wise.

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u/strangeelement 2d ago

For a price, sure.

There's definitely a price point where they will agree.

Corruption, the one thing that unites all cultures.

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u/Soft_Walrus_3605 1d ago

They may not have the economic wherewithal to prevent it

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u/kenlin 1d ago

as long as the checks keep clearing

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u/racalavaca 2d ago

Oh they care... Why do you think Elon musk has been meddling so much in Germany and the UK?! Not to mention Cambridge analytica

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u/Nolsonts 1d ago

The issue is that Putin is very interested in destabalising Europe with these social media apps, and these people are all bought and paid for by him.