brooklynmarieJan 17, 2023

This is just absolutely infuriating. No wonder we're having the same goddamned useless conversations about combating "misinformation" all over again. No wonder I feel so fucking gaslit. No wonder I keep feeling like my work has been tossed under the bus to appease bullies. But just as long as we don't offend tech companies and Republicans, right? Because giving in to abusers always makes them stop abusing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/17/jan6-committee-report-social-media/

What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report

The Jan. 6 committee's 845-page report offered few details of social media's role in the Capitol riot. Transcripts and an unreleased memo shows the committee knew more.

The Washington Post
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I'm not an elected official. I don't have any money or power. All I have are my brains and my voice. But at least I had the tits to call out tech companies.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/13/they-dont-care-facebook-fact-checking-in-disarray-as-journalists-push-to-cut-ties

'They don't care': Facebook factchecking in disarray as journalists push to cut ties

Journalists hired to help fix Facebook’s fake news problem say they have lost trust in the platform

The Guardian
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