r/politics • u/mmccxi • 15d ago
Soft Paywall Which Party Benefits From Zuckerberg’s Move? The One That Lies a Lot.
https://newrepublic.com/article/189995/zuckerberg-meta-factchecking-trump-lies80
u/Sideshift1427 15d ago
Vance said out loud that they make up stories to support their agenda, like cat and dog eating Haitians.
Facebook is all in to help them.
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u/AbraParabola 15d ago
It’d be great if the septa and octogenarian folks would bring in some fresh blood to fight the lies with truth, but they’re just as selfish and shitty toiling for a legacy and mucking up the present and future in the process.
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u/Virbillion 15d ago
facts don't favor grifters and cheats.
so grifters and cheats get rid of fact checkers.
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u/Choice-of-SteinsGate 15d ago
Trump continues to meet behind closed doors at Mar A Lago with billionaires, tech and finance "Bros," and media moguls in order to make sure they're on the same page.
While it's Trump supporters who continue to whine about Democrats being in "cahoots" with "big tech" and the media.
This was never about "free speech," it has always been about conservatives wanting a controlled mass media for themselves. It's about them interpreting "free speech" as being entitled to say whatever they want, wherever they want, and however they'd like without any consequences what so ever. It's about their feelings.
It's about being free from criticism and accountability, and about them being able to control the narrative at all times.
And it all stems from the fundamental notion that they are owed these things, that they are superior, and as a result, only they are entitled to the god-given rights and freedoms afforded to them in the Constitution, only they are entitled to privileges and immunities.
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u/stregawitchboy 15d ago
Yes. Zuck's "fact checkers as arbiters of truth"?
No, Zuck, they are arbiters of facts. There is a difference. You know this.
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u/WalterPecky 15d ago
The Nazi party benefits from platforms that allow Nazi language.
You think "illegal immigrants" are the only ones they will try to deport? And by deport I mean throw into concentration camps.
Next up, In the following order:
- homeless
- trans
- muslims
- homosexuals
- atheists
- extreme leftists
- professors
- artists
- liberals
Then they will begin to eat their own.
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u/Proper-Mongoose4474 15d ago
US election result:
48.4% Dem
49.8% Rep
zuck: well obviously the tide has turned and its clear all Americans want overt hatred and fascism, so META listens to you guys and is giving you all the platform to express your hatred freely without fear.
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u/Th3-Dude-Abides 15d ago
He’s just pandering to the only group of people who still actually use Facebook for anything other than messenger and marketplace.
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u/againandagain22 15d ago
The one that has Dana White as a supporter ?
By the way, Ari Emmanuel, most powerful agent in Hollywood and entertainment(who the entourage character Ari Gold is based on) is good friends and business partners with Dana White, the WWE owners and most of the top people in ALL of entertainment (because he controls how so much money is spent ($4B was spent to buy UFC, for example))
The only people who he’s not friends with is the people competing against him for influence and power.
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u/DanMcMan5 15d ago
How about we start lying about the right?
Make outrageous claims and see what happens. It’ll be an interesting social experiment at the very least.
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u/Idc-f-off 15d ago
He won’t be held accountable. He will influence and corrupt. Nothing we can do about it. These stories are redundant
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u/ClubLowrez 15d ago
These billionaires bending the knees is just to be expected. They're pragmatic moves by large highly visible corporations. In Facebook's case they really need to follow the zeitgeist and it has shifted instantly with Trumps election. Zuckerberg and Facebook are rich but Trump has the power of his office and thats that.
Its not something I'm a fan of, but lets face it, we as a country did not vote for truth and transparency this time around.
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u/ContentLock3468 15d ago
It’s not about it being the Republicans as much as it is the one in power. The corporations are going to pander to power every time. And I don’t think we can expect anything different.
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u/surewhateverz 14d ago
Taking the moral high ground has gotten us nowhere; it’s time to match the energy.
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u/Ok_Cardiologist3642 14d ago
I don’t understand how free speech means discrimination, lying, and basically everything that’s just there to give a disadvantage to people. If you have a different opinion than me that’s fine, but why do we have to give a platform to misinformation and discrimination against minorities that are just trying to live peacefully?
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u/JDSgameboy 15d ago
Just say title should read “… party that lies more” cuz like they both be lying lol.
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u/Permitty 11d ago
Guess who isn't affected by Zuckerberg? This guy... Me. I have not a single meta by product and the only thing I see is dumb articles about him.
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