Meta is subverting the Bolivian government while enabling the far right

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Supporters of the ruling party are finding themselves deplatformed as the social media giant defends the opposition
Meta is subverting the Bolivian government while enabling the far right

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Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook’s Content Policy + Social Media Is a Tool of the CIA

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between “harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It’s a balance”, Aaron says. In this official Facebook video, Aaron identifies himself as the manager of “the team that writes the rules for Facebook”, determining “what is acceptable and what is not.” Thus, he and his team effectively decide what content the platform’s 2.9 billion active users see and what they don’t see.
Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook’s Content Policy

Google is already helping the government write, and rewrite, history. Here, from its transparency report, are some stats on the amount of information it has either given to the government or wiped from the web based on requests by U.S. agencies:

US Government requests to remove content from Google Transparency Report

The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A tacit agreement between the government and Facebook appears to have been made: you can keep the profits, but we control the message. As such, a cynic might wonder what functional difference there is between Facebook and the national security state.
The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies