The War of the Rich Against the Rest of Us: Social Media Edition
Misinformation researchers said Meta’s decision to end fact-checking was deeply concerning. Nicole Gill, a founder and the executive director of the digital watchdog organization Accountable Tech, said Zuckerberg was “reopening the floodgates to the exact same surge of hate, disinformation, and conspiracy theories that caused Jan. 6 -- and that continue to spur real-world violence.”
Zuckerberg has turbo-boosted enshittification, and we’re all going to pay
Zuckerberg’s decision received a mixed response. It was enthusiastically welcomed by fellow billionaire social media owner Elon Musk and US president-elect Donald Trump but widely condemned by others, including executive director of Accountable Tech Nicole Gill, who told The New York Times Meta was welcoming a “surge of hate, disinformation and conspiracy theories”.
