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  1. Rise in ' #harmful #content ' since #Meta #policy #rollbacks: survey
    "The survey of around 7,000 active users on #Instagram, #Facebook & #Threads comes after te Palo Alto co #ditched US #factcheckers in January & turned over te task of debunking falsehoods to ordinary #users under a model known as "Community Notes," popularized by X.. widely seen as an attempt to appease President #Trump's new #administration"

    🤦‍♂️No responsibility = anarchy shit.
    #breakupBigTech #LeaveMeta
    bangkokpost.com/life/social-an

  2. Poynter: A history of PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, from 2009 to 2024. “In a campaign year loaded with political plot twists, PolitiFact heard many claims that prompted head smacks and double takes. We said, as you probably did: That can’t be right. Is that for real? Wait, what?”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/19/poynter-a-history-of-politifacts-lies-of-the-year-from-2009-to-2024/

  3. According to #Australia's National Broadcaster, the #ABC, there are people "posing as #factCheckers" "sowing doubt" in the West that serves #enemyRussia.

    Waddayaknow apparently providing facts sows doubt on the validity of the #forcedNews narratives.

    PS. they also think its totally fine to joke about bombing China too btw.

    #russiaphobia #yellowPeril #totallyFine