Casey Newton

I do see it as that sort of adjustment, and I would offer a reason that Meta is doing this that is perhaps a bit less discussed. which is that for many years now, when Meta would pull users about their criticisms of the company, what they didn't like about using Facebook or Instagram, the number one thing that they would get back is that

I do see it as that sort of adjustment, and I would offer a reason that Meta is doing this that is perhaps a bit less discussed. which is that for many years now, when Meta would pull users about their criticisms of the company, what they didn't like about using Facebook or Instagram, the number one thing that they would get back is that

I do see it as that sort of adjustment, and I would offer a reason that Meta is doing this that is perhaps a bit less discussed. which is that for many years now, when Meta would pull users about their criticisms of the company, what they didn't like about using Facebook or Instagram, the number one thing that they would get back is that

Meta had taken action against their post, that they had published something that they thought was benign and found that had been removed, that they had been put in what is sometimes called Facebook jail and weren't allowed to post for some time. This drives people insane. And that is a real thing. You know, I've had, you know, an Instagram story, you know, got a strike on it.

Meta had taken action against their post, that they had published something that they thought was benign and found that had been removed, that they had been put in what is sometimes called Facebook jail and weren't allowed to post for some time. This drives people insane. And that is a real thing. You know, I've had, you know, an Instagram story, you know, got a strike on it.

Meta had taken action against their post, that they had published something that they thought was benign and found that had been removed, that they had been put in what is sometimes called Facebook jail and weren't allowed to post for some time. This drives people insane. And that is a real thing. You know, I've had, you know, an Instagram story, you know, got a strike on it.

I posted a tweet that like made some sort of joke about Al-Qaeda and I got some sort of, you know, notification accusing me of offering material support to terrorism. That is an annoying thing. Well, I don't want to get into it on the advice of my lawyer, PJ. But that is an annoying thing. And of course, it is exasperating to be falsely accused of something that you didn't do, right?

I posted a tweet that like made some sort of joke about Al-Qaeda and I got some sort of, you know, notification accusing me of offering material support to terrorism. That is an annoying thing. Well, I don't want to get into it on the advice of my lawyer, PJ. But that is an annoying thing. And of course, it is exasperating to be falsely accused of something that you didn't do, right?

I posted a tweet that like made some sort of joke about Al-Qaeda and I got some sort of, you know, notification accusing me of offering material support to terrorism. That is an annoying thing. Well, I don't want to get into it on the advice of my lawyer, PJ. But that is an annoying thing. And of course, it is exasperating to be falsely accused of something that you didn't do, right?

And Meta was effectively doing this millions of times a day to people, and it was truly infuriating people.

And Meta was effectively doing this millions of times a day to people, and it was truly infuriating people.

And Meta was effectively doing this millions of times a day to people, and it was truly infuriating people.

And if you think about the composition of Meta's user base, particularly on Facebook in the United States, which is what they pay the most attention to, that is a user base that is getting older, that leans much more to the right than maybe the median journalist or the critics of the company.

And if you think about the composition of Meta's user base, particularly on Facebook in the United States, which is what they pay the most attention to, that is a user base that is getting older, that leans much more to the right than maybe the median journalist or the critics of the company.

And if you think about the composition of Meta's user base, particularly on Facebook in the United States, which is what they pay the most attention to, that is a user base that is getting older, that leans much more to the right than maybe the median journalist or the critics of the company.

And we've also seen through empirical studies that people on the right are more likely to share misinformation and they're more likely as a result to have their content taken action on.

And we've also seen through empirical studies that people on the right are more likely to share misinformation and they're more likely as a result to have their content taken action on.

And we've also seen through empirical studies that people on the right are more likely to share misinformation and they're more likely as a result to have their content taken action on.

So what that means is that over time, this truly was becoming a worse and worse problem for Meta with Facebook in particular because their policies were disproportionately affecting some of their best customers. I see.

So what that means is that over time, this truly was becoming a worse and worse problem for Meta with Facebook in particular because their policies were disproportionately affecting some of their best customers. I see.