Social Media: The God That Failed

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One of the great things Elon did at Twitter was cut off API access to "disinformation researchers". NGOs and other institutions used to get free access, but now that's limited to things like weather.
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My FB scroll is probably about 60% ads at this point. Gotta get out.
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Bammer wrote:My FB scroll is probably about 60% ads at this point. Gotta get out.
Yeah, mine is ads and groups I'm not a part of
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Surely some sociologist out there is doing some delving into the folx on bluesky.
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that's a bold move

Under 16s will be banned from using social media, Australia announces
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I'd raise the age to 100, but that's a good start.
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Can we have a ceiling so the olds aren't on Facebook any more? 62?
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Yep. Aussie nanny state coming on strong here.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:Can we have a ceiling so the olds aren't on Facebook any more? 62?
Isn't that the majority of the user base? You looking for an elder millennial/ gen Xer only platform?
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simple schoolboy wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Can we have a ceiling so the olds aren't on Facebook any more? 62?
Isn't that the majority of the user base? You looking for an elder millennial/ gen Xer only platform?
I just want my parents off of it so they don't keep commenting on stupid shit and getting their account hacked.
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Majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it, study finds

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It's time to talk about the Andrew Huberman radicalization pipeline.
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simple schoolboy wrote:It's time to talk about the Andrew Huberman radicalization pipeline.

You're going to have to explain who he is first
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tommy wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:It's time to talk about the Andrew Huberman radicalization pipeline.

You're going to have to explain who he is first
He’s the Travis Kelce of health misinformation
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he's quite a ladies man I hear.
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Saw something about the CEo shooter having a botched back surgery that made him crazy. I can relate to back pain making you crazy.
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FUCK ICE
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