We all use social media to varying degrees, but lately, something hasn’t felt quite right. X, formerly known as Twitter, went to the dogs a long time ago. Now a digital cesspit of misinformation and pointlessly contrarian views, the platform is seeing users switch off in droves.
Elon Musk’s recent meddling in global politics and support for the likes of Donald Trump and Tommy Robinson are just the latest in a line of questionable actions in what I’m sure he believes to be the quest for free speech on the platform.
Free speech also seems to be troubling Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, who last week said Facebook and Instagram would no longer use third-party fact checkers ¬ something that was introduced after the 2016 US election, during which Facebook was accused of spreading misinformation.
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