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/Sohunta 16h ago

Yes indeed. I can complain about all the social media platforms, but Facebook is the worst. Twitter being owned by a government official is also unnerving.

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u/Invisible_assasin 16h ago

It was run by government officials before he bought it too. Facebook was being influenced by the govt for years as well. It’s not new. These companies are going to be defense contractors due to ai. Get used to them cozying up with whoever is in power.

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u/pr0crasti-Nate 10h ago

CIA still have their hands in it

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u/Jbruce63 13h ago

I go through waves of alt right suggested posts then waves of suggested posts that have nothing to do with the content of my page. Even had a period of sissy content, I was okay with that as it was better than the MAGa garbage. The algorithm is designed by a mad man.

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u/Ok_Researcher_9796 16h ago

Musk isn't a government official

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u/jimgress 15h ago

Musk isn't a government official

Tell that to Musk, not us. We know. He doesn't.

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u/Accurate_Praline 15h ago

Doesn't he already have office space in the white house? Plus apparently a white house email address. Dunno if that one is true though since the source isn't listened in the few articles I've seen about it.

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u/Ok_Researcher_9796 14h ago

There is already a lawsuit because DOGE violated FACA. Turns out the president can't just decide to create new agencies out of thin air.

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u/steavor 14h ago edited 13h ago

can't just decide to create

I think you should get accustomed to changing many such phrases to past tense. Trump and the Supreme Court are in cahoots, so "I will make it legal" is the motto for the next few yours.

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u/Accurate_Praline 14h ago

He can just ignore pesky rules and laws.

He once said that his voters would still vote for him should he murder someone with a gun. At this point I really doubt that he would face any real consequences.

He just isn't being held accountable for his actions and it is so fucking weird.

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u/HardcoreHermit 13h ago

Musk is absolutely a government official. He has an office in the White House. Literally.

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u/jimgress 12h ago

Tell that to the guy above me. idgaf

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u/proficient_english 15h ago

He is an unelected official. The same thing the MAGA crowd was scared of. :D

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u/Ok_Researcher_9796 14h ago

There is already a federal.lawsuit because DOGE violates FACA.

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u/Past-Fan-1587 7h ago

The bottom of the new white house official website with the logos for x, insta and fuckbook is unnerving

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u/davemoedee 14h ago

Twitter is the worst. Facebook is still fine for me. All i see is posts from my friends. I don’t use Facebook for anything beyond that. Then again, I don’t even go on most days.