shaicolemanMeta Platforms: Lobbying, dark money, and the App Store Accountability Act
https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rshc1f/i_traced_2_b...
https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings
I'm incredibly dubious of the conclusions of this researcher. Claude Opus was used to gather and analyze all of the data.
I am not skeptical of any of the research, the sources seem to be cited properly. I am skeptical that this researcher has thought through or verified their conclusions in a systematic and reliable fashion. This part gives it away: "Research period: 2026-03-11 to present." This individual dropped his investigative report two days after beginning research!
Yes, AI is an incredibly good research assistant and can help speed up the tasks of finding sources and indexing sources. The person behind this investigation has not actually done their due diligence to grok and analyze this data on their own, and therefore I can't trust that the AI analysis isn't poisoned by the prompters implicit biases.
Concur. The data is not independent of the conclusions reached, and feels very Reddit research like - (à la Boston bombing).
In this case they have named individuals and firms as well, without the degree of diligence that such call outs should warrant.
In its current state, I would count it as a prelude to witch hunts.