Meta Plans to Ban the Russian TV Network RT From Its Apps (www.nytimes.com)
from Pips@lemmy.sdf.org to technology@lemmy.world on 17 Sep 2024 05:53
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dulce_3t_decorum_3st@lemmy.world on 17 Sep 2024 06:05 next collapse

applause

themurphy@lemmy.ml on 17 Sep 2024 06:07 next collapse

Are we still acting like Fox News is not the same?

Telorand@reddthat.com on 17 Sep 2024 06:10 next collapse

They’re just better at hiding it.

metaStatic@kbin.earth on 17 Sep 2024 06:38 collapse

are they though?

Weirdmusic@lemmy.world on 17 Sep 2024 09:59 next collapse

Not at all

frunch@lemmy.world on 17 Sep 2024 10:33 next collapse

Well, yeah! It was settled in court that they’re strictly an entertainment company. It’s the most-watched cable entertainment station that just likes to riff on the news ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Telorand@reddthat.com on 17 Sep 2024 12:33 collapse

Yeah, they are. They’re not the ones getting banned, because they maintain an air of plausible deniability.

Not saying they don’t deserve to be banned, but they’re not overt Russian propaganda—simply the regular, alt-right Conservative kind, and apparently Facebook is totally fine with that.

KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml on 17 Sep 2024 14:49 collapse

  1. Fox News isn’t state owned
  2. Fox News has argued in court its entertainment, you’re a sucker for believing their crap, and they’ve won

That said, yeah its quite the hypocrisy.

themurphy@lemmy.ml on 18 Sep 2024 09:19 collapse

State owned is not worse than private owned, when the private owned company have obvious political agendas.

Especially in democracies.

Chozo@fedia.io on 17 Sep 2024 06:47 next collapse

Perfect, just in time to stop Russia from meddling with the 2016 election!

Lemminary@lemmy.world on 18 Sep 2024 10:19 collapse

2016
2020
2024! 🤞

gedaliyah@lemmy.world on 17 Sep 2024 08:43 next collapse

Great, now Putin will have absolutely no way whatsoever to spread his propaganda on Facebook!

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mint_tamas@lemmy.world on 17 Sep 2024 11:47 next collapse

Lots of negativity and whataboutism in this thread (which I don’t disagree with), but this is still a good move.

ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee on 17 Sep 2024 14:33 collapse

Perfect, just in time to stop Russia from meddling with the 2016 election!

Great, now Putin will have absolutely no way whatsoever to spread his propaganda on Facebook!

I really struggle to see the point of these comments. It’s a valid criticism to say it should’ve been done sooner or they should’ve done more, but doing something is better than doing nothing and also better late than never. So what are these commentors trying to achieve here other than applause and upvotes? This is one of the things my autistic brain has a hard time figuring out about social media. Is it just to say what’s popular so people come and pat you on the back?

RogueBanana@lemmy.zip on 18 Sep 2024 12:49 collapse

Or just talk to people? You don’t really need a reason to share your thoughts and talk about things. That’s the whole point of social media. I get that not everyone wants it that way but some including me do like it.

KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml on 17 Sep 2024 14:48 next collapse

Probably right after the election.

technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 17 Sep 2024 15:13 collapse

Zionism, like any form of fascism, can’t exist without completely silencing alternatives.