2024-02-11
My takeaway from this announcement is that Meta is prioritizing vibes over news. So much social media toxicity and hostility stems from people interacting with political POVs that are contrary to their own. They seem to want to minimize that downside by minimizing the cause of it even if it means minimizing the upside, the spreading of politically important information. …
Axios
Meta plans to not “proactively recommend political content from accounts you don't follow” on Threads, matching the company's policy on Facebook and Instagram
including this feed. … Seth Abramson / @seth.abramson : Now that Threads has announced it will throttle political content, please do, when/as possible: 1. Repost political content...
2024-02-10
My takeaway from this announcement is that Meta is prioritizing vibes over news. So much social media toxicity and hostility stems from people interacting with political POVs that are contrary to their own. They seem to want to minimize that downside by minimizing the cause of it even if it means minimizing the upside, the spreading of politically important information. …
Axios
Meta plans to not “proactively recommend political content from accounts you don't follow” on Threads, matching the company's policy on Facebook and Instagram
including this feed. … Seth Abramson / @seth.abramson : Now that Threads has announced it will throttle political content, please do, when/as possible: 1. Repost political content...
2023-10-24
@zuck do not be Lesser Elon we will not stick around for it. There are tons of other options now.
The Verge
Instagram is testing a toggle in its app that lets users only see posts from Meta Verified subscribers, as “a way for businesses and creators to get discovered”
and it's testing a new service that boosts your profile if you do Oliver Haslam / Redmond Pie : Instagram Could Soon Filter Out Non-Verified Accounts The Indian Express : Meta Veri...