Robert ReichNov 17, 2023

Meta will allow political ads that claim the 2020 election was stolen.

YouTube will no longer remove videos making similar claims.

Monetizing lies has become a big business in America. It’s one of the core challenges to democracy.

Show threadPirateRo

@rbreich and when the democrats held both houses of congress, they passed legislation to prevent another similar fiasco.

Oh, wait!

Nov 17, 2023 at 10:35pmWeb
Show threadCalumJan 7, 2025
@piratero @rbreich What legislation could they have passed that wouldn’t have been contrary to the First Amendment? (Or would have been perceived as such, which would be just as unpalatable from Average Joe’s perspective.)