Summary

President Joe Biden criticized Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to replace factchecking with community-moderated notes, calling it “really shameful” and “contrary to American justice.”

Zuckerberg defended the move, claiming factchecking undermined public trust and stating the company aims to prioritize free speech.

The decision follows Meta’s rollback of diversity and inclusion programs amid legal and political shifts.

Biden, in his final press call as president, emphasized the importance of countering misinformation, labeling Meta’s approach irresponsible and harmful to truth and public discourse.

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    Tiktok gets banned for showing pro-Palestine content. Facebook gets an aww shucks for spreading endless misinformation

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      True. The most effective means of governing is by executive orders, issued weeks before leaving office, that can be immediately overturned by the incoming president.

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      Biden should be impeached and in jail himself for numerous violations related to shipping weappons to genociders. But we arent a country of laws anymore, so I guess geriatric virtue signalling via finger wagging is fine. Whats it even matter anymore.

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        388-58 was the vote on sending the last aid package in Congress. Those are the same people who vote to impeach the president. They write the checks for it as well. And have been a Majority Republican house since before Biden got in. Not that it would have changed much with how the Democrats have been voting in terms of Israel.

        Point being, why would Congress vote to impeach someone doing what they wanted?

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    Why not smash through insanely overpowered executive orders if only to clog up the Supreme Court?

    Why don’t they try? Ever? Anything?

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    When the president calls a mega corporation’s action “shamefull” is this some kind of regulation? Is this some kind of penalty?

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        Hey non-voting lefties! Join us in appreciating the last time you’ll see a President say something that’s not only factually correct, but is in line with your personal beliefs!

        Ahhhh. Nice, isn’t it?

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          If only Biden was president, and could order shooting neonazis about to take the reigns of power… via an official act that is legally protected?

          The whole “enemies, foreign and domestic” thing…

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            Well it sure would be interesting, but I doubt that will happen. And frankly, that’s ok by me if it doesn’t. I prefer my justice to be ethical wherever possible.

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              Of course Biden will never do it, he will just allow a domestic enemy to seize power. Trump, however, certainly will. Remember the unmarked vans, with unmarked soldiers, scooping people up in Portland? That was a dry run. Our “Beer Hall Putsch” (Well, one of them, at least).

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                I think if they legitimately win the election then killing them isn’t exactly appropriate.

                They shouldn’t have won the election. We’d be in much better shape.

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                  Hitler legitimatley won his election too. And someone should have shot him in the head at the moment, too.

                  They shouldn’t have won the election. We’d be in much better shape.

                  But then the neoliberals wouldn’t be able to pretend to want to do something for the next 4 years, while selling us out down the river, so their portfolios can improve.

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          I’m with ya, but at this point it doesn’t really matter, and he’s still doing ICC shenanigans. Fuckem both i’m not american (and i vote in my elections).

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    Rich and powerful hate facts. Dumb sheep easier to control :)

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      He’s known for his fiery rhetoric, especially slamming and blasting his enemies. CNN said so.

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      Don’t you worry your lefty little head about that! Donald Trump is totally going to make you wish you had done the one measly little thing you could have the one time it mattered!

      But sure, get some good ol’ Genocide Joe-ing in while you can. Tell us all about it!

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    Biden criticized Meta, the company known for imprisoning children to mine elements for their AI batteries, because they dropped fact checking?

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    Facebook is contrary to American justice?

    First off: I think not. lol It’s MO is exactly the same. Rich people get to die anything they want and the poors can suck it.

    Secondly: what the hell does he think Facebook is, the right to assemble, a public space?

    Please don’t use the lie machine for lying, it’s just supposed to sell crap, not bull crap?

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    It looks like politics is now a wholly owned subsidiary of lefty punk-ass idiots. Well, we’ll enjoy their hot takes on their new god emperor with no clothes for four exciting vomitous years.

    Thanks lefties! Enjoy your self righteousness.

    For anyone relatively new to lemmy, “lefty” is apparently different from “liberal” by an incredibly large amount, although they’ll need to explain it because I don’t know.

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      because I don’t know

      It takes great strength for someone to admit their limitations, and that I can respect.

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      Not all leftists are idiots. I was here every day prior to the election, telling those morons to shut the fuck up.

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        Ah. I assume then you’re one of those fake leftists who voted because you love a rigged system and support genocide and transphobia.

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          LOL… You are really making it difficult to defend my previous comment.

          Look how they lash out. Sad.

          You should redirect that anger inwards, my friend. And take your bullshit purity tests elsewhere, I’m not interested.

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            Hey I’m just repeating what I’ve been told by tools of russia and technazis who believe themeselves to be so progressive they’re beyond liberal and then bitter about it somehow.

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        It means they, for some inexplicable reason, thought the pre-election “shut up about Biden” hivemind would survive perpetually.