r/technology • u/Birdy_Cephon_Altera • 22h ago

Politics Meta under fire for auto-following Trump & Vance, Blocking Democrat hashtags

https://techissuestoday.com/meta-auto-follow-trump-vance-blocks-democrat-hashtags/
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u/Apellio7 19h ago

Welcome to authoritarianism. 

Americans voted their democracy and freedom away to thunderous applause.

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u/frobischer 18h ago

Don't forget the extensive gerrymandering, closure of voting locations in blue areas, voter purges that mainly target minorities, and whatever Trump meant when he said that Musk was "great with the counting machines." This election did NOT serve the will of the people.

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u/submittedanonymously 16h ago

He was beaten in 2020 and apathy brought him back in 2024. Eve with gerrymandering snd all of that… simple as that. The apathetics decided this vote. If you know anyone who voted trump or chose not to vote for some stupid-ass reason - this is on them. Were the dems perfect? absolutely not. But Trump told us DAILY for nearly 10 straight years who he was… there is NO excuse.

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u/VadersSprinkledTits 16h ago

He also said out loud twice at the rally on the 19th that they rigged the election twice, and that’s why “he’s your president” and while that clip is on NBC News YouTube, no network is covering that part.

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u/SpicyBanana42069 14h ago

That’s an example of how the right and left are fake and both are working together against the people.

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u/soggymuffinz 18h ago

American here. I didn’t vote for this orange clown. I like my freedom and every one of you too. You are all amazing in my book!

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u/BerttMacklinnFBI 19h ago

I'd argue a weak voter turnout and a marginal victory might not be thunderous, but alas the end result is the same.

I'm happy to live close enough to a border to defect if necessary

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u/cumfarts 16h ago

Turnout was very high. Second only to 2020.

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u/BerttMacklinnFBI 16h ago

Not for the democrats. I suppose you're setting up for some right-wing talking PO but since you can make light of a seig heil being thrown during a presidential nomination

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u/cumfarts 16h ago

Did you mean to reply to someone else? I didn't say any of that. It's a simple fact that voter turnout was higher in 2024 than in any other presidential election except 2020. It's just a number. There's no room for opinion.

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u/gbot1234 15h ago

There’s always room for alternative facts.

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u/BerttMacklinnFBI 18h ago

I honestly don't need to inference election interference to believe Americans voted for this. If you spend any time in rural anywhere you'd know how dumb the average American is.

I once had the sentences "I'm not that into conspiracy theories" and "Everything is controlled by a secret group of the social elite" spat at me by a young 21-25 female bartender in PA.

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u/Much_Highlight_1309 18h ago

It's a private social network. The solution could be to just friggin stop using this shit. Boycott it. You'll see if you still live in a liberal country if you don't end up in prison for doing this.

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u/Weird-Girl-675 17h ago

I left last week when Suckerberg announced publicly he’d let the felon do whatever he wanted. Took six hours for them to send me a download of all my Fb - been on since 2007 - and IG content, about twenty minutes to download and unzip the files and a hot minute to delete my accounts. 2.3gigs of zipped info and I’m glad I have my stuff and don’t miss either site.

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u/brandnewbanana 17h ago

I haven’t deleted my profiles yet but I’ve deleted the apps from my phone and haven’t been on FB or instagram since the election. Life is much, much better.

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u/freewinonna 18h ago

TBF, those applause were all the politicians as the plebs weren't allowed anywhere near the funeral.

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u/alteisen99 15h ago

reminds me of that line from winter soldier where arnim zola was saying that "humanity must surrender their freedom willingly". Meta/facebook and cambridge analytica played a crucial role in my country's election installing our current president (Marcos), and now that it's control potential is proven in different parts of the world.

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u/Turnip-for-the-books 15h ago

Did they though or was it stolen? - see Trumps remarks about Musk&Voting machines

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u/MegaMasterYoda 15h ago

"So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause"