Zuckerberg Vows To Stop Apologizing To Bad Faith Politicians, Right After...
Two weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg apologized for something he didn’t actually do to appease a bad faith actor demanding he take responsibility for something that didn’t happen. This week, he’s claiming...
View Article56% Of VR Devs Say VR ‘Declining Or Stagnating’
If you look around, virtual reality growth projections are all over the map. Most of the folks with money invested in the market see nothing but blue sky ahead. But several core problems remain:...
View ArticleMeta’s Moderation Modifications Mean Anti-LGBTQ Speech Is Welcome, While...
On Monday, Taylor Lorenz posted a telling story about how Meta has been suppressing access to LGBTQ content across its platforms, labeling it as “sensitive content” or “sexually explicit.” Posts with...
View ArticleCtrl-Alt-Speech: Zuck And Cover
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket...
View ArticleRogan Misses The Mark: How Zuck’s Misdirection On Gov’t Pressure Goes...
If you only remember two things about the government pressure campaign to influence Mark Zuckerberg’s content moderation decisions, make it these: Donald Trump directly threatened to throw Zuck in...
View ArticleCtrl-Alt-Speech: Bullshit In A China Shop
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket...
View ArticleAs Zuckerberg Goes Around Whining About Biden, He Made Sure To First Get His...
Remember how Zuckerberg was “done with politics”? Remember how he promised that he was going to stop doing what politicians demanded he do? Now it turns out that he not only did his big set of...
View ArticleThe Emptiness Of Zuck’s Promise To Move ‘Biased’ Trust & Safety From...
I know that Mark Zuckerberg no longer likes fact-checking, but it’s not going to stop me from continuing to fact-check him. I’m going to rate his claimed plans of moving trust & safety and content...
View ArticleAdvertisers Aren’t Thrilled With Zuckerberg’s Embrace Of Hate Speech
After years of Meta insisting its content moderation was essential for platform health, Zuckerberg’s sudden embrace of fake “free speech” is having exactly the consequences anyone paying attention...
View ArticleMeta Pays Trump $25M Protection Money After Mar-a-Lago ‘Offer’
In what looks increasingly like a protection racket, Meta has agreed to pay Donald Trump $25 million to settle a lawsuit that multiple courts had already indicated was completely meritless. The...
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