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Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

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[-] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, I'm hardcore anti musk, but I mean "firing watchdog staff to reduce overhead", not that musk is financially literate.

If musk can fire his watchdog staff, thereby reducing staffing costs, other companies will want to follow suit. Just look at Spez admiring musk.

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