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Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation (www.washingtonpost.com)
submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

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[–] sndrtj@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only allow certain algorithms in feeds. Ban recommendations of any kind altogether across all platforms.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

So I have to know what I am looking for before I can watch it?

I am glad this idea will never happen