Ryan Knutson

And obviously, Donald Trump had made clear that he very much cared about whether Facebook was stacked against him and that he did not trust the company and its liberal employee base, to be fair, and that he might go after Mark Zuckerberg personally if Mark Zuckerberg didn't oblige.

And obviously, Donald Trump had made clear that he very much cared about whether Facebook was stacked against him and that he did not trust the company and its liberal employee base, to be fair, and that he might go after Mark Zuckerberg personally if Mark Zuckerberg didn't oblige.

Again, I don't know that, you know, that anyone had to twist Mark Zuckerberg's arm about this. He was personally aggrieved by it. He didn't, you know, it was costly and expensive, and he never had an interest in doing it in the first place. So, you know, what about the content moderation system was there to like?

Again, I don't know that, you know, that anyone had to twist Mark Zuckerberg's arm about this. He was personally aggrieved by it. He didn't, you know, it was costly and expensive, and he never had an interest in doing it in the first place. So, you know, what about the content moderation system was there to like?

Again, I don't know that, you know, that anyone had to twist Mark Zuckerberg's arm about this. He was personally aggrieved by it. He didn't, you know, it was costly and expensive, and he never had an interest in doing it in the first place. So, you know, what about the content moderation system was there to like?

And he is explaining that the company spent a number of years trying in good faith to placate its critics in the legacy media over things like fake news, etc. And that, you know, it did its best, but that it really went too far.

And he is explaining that the company spent a number of years trying in good faith to placate its critics in the legacy media over things like fake news, etc. And that, you know, it did its best, but that it really went too far.

And he is explaining that the company spent a number of years trying in good faith to placate its critics in the legacy media over things like fake news, etc. And that, you know, it did its best, but that it really went too far.

There are some very specific changes to rules that are hard to read as anything other than the company trying to get out of the way of future controversies. So, for example, the question on whether you can call transgender people it. That is specifically a carve-out that you can now do. It doesn't violate the hate speech rules on Facebook anymore.

There are some very specific changes to rules that are hard to read as anything other than the company trying to get out of the way of future controversies. So, for example, the question on whether you can call transgender people it. That is specifically a carve-out that you can now do. It doesn't violate the hate speech rules on Facebook anymore.

There are some very specific changes to rules that are hard to read as anything other than the company trying to get out of the way of future controversies. So, for example, the question on whether you can call transgender people it. That is specifically a carve-out that you can now do. It doesn't violate the hate speech rules on Facebook anymore.

Yeah, it used to. Likewise, you can say that homosexuality is a mental illness. That previously would have been a violation. Likewise, you can liken women to household objects and liken them to personal property, right? And you can see where some of the cultural fights are that the company is very directly responding to in those specific rule changes.

Yeah, it used to. Likewise, you can say that homosexuality is a mental illness. That previously would have been a violation. Likewise, you can liken women to household objects and liken them to personal property, right? And you can see where some of the cultural fights are that the company is very directly responding to in those specific rule changes.

Yeah, it used to. Likewise, you can say that homosexuality is a mental illness. That previously would have been a violation. Likewise, you can liken women to household objects and liken them to personal property, right? And you can see where some of the cultural fights are that the company is very directly responding to in those specific rule changes.

And the specific rule changes are like the least important part of all of this. But I think they're a pretty good indication of the idea that the company is very happy to sort of bend not just its moderation structure, but also the rules themselves to this new era, as Mark Zuckerberg referred to it.

And the specific rule changes are like the least important part of all of this. But I think they're a pretty good indication of the idea that the company is very happy to sort of bend not just its moderation structure, but also the rules themselves to this new era, as Mark Zuckerberg referred to it.

And the specific rule changes are like the least important part of all of this. But I think they're a pretty good indication of the idea that the company is very happy to sort of bend not just its moderation structure, but also the rules themselves to this new era, as Mark Zuckerberg referred to it.

I mean, it's obviously difficult and these are not, you know, you don't solve misinformation, right? You know, trying to like somehow make the internet always factual is like clearly not going to work out. But you know, there's the question of like, do you keep trying at this stuff? Like, does the platform sort of like take some responsibility for efforts to mislead and try to address those?

I mean, it's obviously difficult and these are not, you know, you don't solve misinformation, right? You know, trying to like somehow make the internet always factual is like clearly not going to work out. But you know, there's the question of like, do you keep trying at this stuff? Like, does the platform sort of like take some responsibility for efforts to mislead and try to address those?

I mean, it's obviously difficult and these are not, you know, you don't solve misinformation, right? You know, trying to like somehow make the internet always factual is like clearly not going to work out. But you know, there's the question of like, do you keep trying at this stuff? Like, does the platform sort of like take some responsibility for efforts to mislead and try to address those?