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submitted 1 year ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/technology@beehaw.org

In the last year, Meta, along with other major social media platforms, has noticeably deprioritized its content moderation and user safety practices, the research organization Media Matters says. Instagram specifically has a long history of allowing hate speech and misinformation to prosper on the app, including permitting virulently anti-LGBTQ accounts, far-right extremists, and right-wing advertisers to post false and harmful rhetoric.

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[-] GiantBasil@beehaw.org 16 points 1 year ago

Well, yeah, why wouldn't they? It's where everyone else is. Poisoning the well is their whole thing.

[-] thepaperpilot@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

I don't want to defend meta here, but I've heard this or similar about literally every social media site ever, when it first opens. It's way too early to tell if threads will be proactively moderating hate speech and other dangerous content.

[-] 0x815@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Fair. It's one thing if right wingers flock there and another if Meta tries to take advantage of it, though. I posted a second article in this thread.

[-] chahk@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Reason # 4592 to never federate with Meta products, ever.

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