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Honestly didn't know Facebook even had a fact-checker system. They are pretty explicit in their mission to sow discord and disinformation, it's basically their whole business model
With Trumpism taking over the federal government wholesale, there's little reason to even pretend to cater to the minority party. Unless there's a shift during the midterms, of course. Then Zuck will rediscover religion and insist the content on his site needs to be moderated by liberals again.
But its all just patronage. These moderation jobs are either soul-sucking gig work or no-show positions for the local professional political leadership. The work isn't a profit center so it only exists as a means of assuaging regulators or cultivating cronies. Facebook's real work is in harvesting data for Nat.Sec and gulling suckers with ads. Nothing else matters.
I entirely agree, except I don't think it has anything to with maximizing profits for Facebook. If it did, then the logical thing to do is whatever gets the most people on the site the fastest, not do something that instantly alienates a massive amount of people. It does have everything to do with maximizing profits for those in charge of running the Facebook show, though. Then it makes perfect sense to align the company with whatever political regime can promise the most bloody money for the new yacht and underage 'entertainment'.
Also, I genuinely think the Zuck gets off on being a slimy little cunt and is probably really excited right now. Facebook has always been a little too quick to go down the scummy road, even for capitalism.
Not true. Facebook knows no one is leaving (at least not in any significant numbers). So what makes them money is showing ads. What allows them to show more ads is people staying on the site longer. What keeps people on the site longer is "engagement". The easiest way to keep people "engaged" is to sow discord.
Just think about it, are you more inclined to comment on an image of a cute puppy, or a post where someone is spreading disinformation?