I like how we are still framing this as "struggling to combat misinformation" or clumsiness, as opposed to what it is: a conscious if sloppy effort by a wealthy right winger to undermine journalism and his ideological enemies the press is so close to getting it
'This is another nail in the coffin for X' among advertisers.
I wish they would also grasp that those aren't really "verified" accounts anymore. Those are PAID accounts.
Thank you for reminding me why I migrated to this platform.
Another warmongerer - just what the world needs right now.
And worse yet, it's all being done under the cover of "Free speech". I got something to say about that. Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from consequences. You're "free" to shout fire in a crowded theater, but you're also free to get trampled by the resulting human stampede.
Almost need to bump it to 100%
Like a child stomping on a sandcastle they hate simply because it was nicer than anything they'd made
It's as though rich men buying information sources to manipulate public opinion is something they can't comprehend. While they work for them. bsky.app/profile/karl...
"War misinformation" gets spread by capitalist media. I find it hard to believe there's a good scoring system for misinformation about Ukraine.
I wonder if they ever will, though.
The real owners want chaos