dagJan 11, 2025

New, by me at FT

The coming battle between social media and the state

Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength

https://www.ft.com/content/917c9535-1cdb-4f6a-9a15-1a0c83663bfd

The coming battle between social media and the state

Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength

Financial Times
Show threadwindy
@davidallengreen
I think that EU policy has already been "weakened from the inside" long ago and not by Trump, nor Musk... But by the inside.
Jan 11, 2025 at 7:54amWeb
Show threadA.StringerJan 11, 2025

@windy @davidallengreen what do you mean by this? Who, how do you think it has already been weakened?

NB I'm aware it doesn't really have the people power to take on the platform effectively. Unsurprising given how much that would cost. Although I appreciate the Digital Services Act is more of a deterrent than anything else.

Show threadwindyJan 12, 2025
@Annekin
Sorry, my comment was more general personal. VD Leyen personal has a few court cases against her, the institutions decisions are mostly ways to conform to US desires. Also, EU is at war(s) without the people's consent (so called anti-disinformation policies aim dissent) and without any form of war economy in place, many leaders and MP are incompetent, lazy, corrupt and/or cowardly. Baselines unnoticeably shifting that way, in my view, weaken all EU decisions.
@davidallengreen
Show threadA.StringerJan 12, 2025
@windy ah right. I thought your comment was about a failing of the Digital Services Act. Perhaps something it didn't cover, or how big tech had some influence in it's creation despite reports to the contrary...