On Sept. 14, far-right influencer Chaya Raichik, known online as Libs of TikTok, attacked a Washington state high school on Facebook for displaying a Pride flag. “Hey Mercer Island High School, why does your profile photo display a mutilation flag??” she wrote, tagging the school’s account in the post and attaching a photo of the entrance.

A few weeks before, on Aug. 27, neo-Nazi webcomic artist StoneToss posted a strip that used Tim Curry’s death to mock transgender suicide rates. And earlier this month, right-wing political commentator Benny Johnson shared claims that Democrats will “transition your kids while you’re at work” and “hand out gas cards to illegal aliens.”

Meta pays these creators for making posts like these. In 2024, the tech giant unveiled a new invite-only program called Facebook Content Monetization, designed to streamline earnings for creators. Many creators celebrated the move, with some reporting a major increase in their earnings through the program.

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[–] 18 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

I remember when I got a three month ban for a self deprecating joke about being white. But a death threat against me for being trans got a "We're sorry but the reported content does not violate our community guidelines."

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

    I hope you learned you lesson amd stopped using it.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

    I did for a time, but now I'm back to using it.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    Get off it, it's really really bad for you.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    I would but it's where I get my news

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    That's a bad place to get news, amd it's subject to the whims of a corporate algorithm. Find a better platform for news.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    Platforms for news all have some flaws, but almost all are better than Facebook.

    All of these are better ways of getting some of your news than Facebook, although I recommend having multiple sources:

    • websites or RSS/Atom feeds of official news organizations that are credible (not FOX)
    • websites or RSS/Atom feeds of nonprofits involved in issues you care about
    • websites of your local and state governments
    • communities on Lemmy that post news (this one is actually surprisingly good, assuming you stay well away from .ml and lemmygrad)
    • recordings of a Late Show of some kind (Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, The Daily Show, formerly Colbert, etcetera)
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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    If anyone here wonders how people could have allowed the Halocaust, here you go.

    There is literally nothing that will prevent people from supporting a culture of rapists, child molesters, thieves, war criminals, racists, transphobes, zealots, and misogynists if a tiny bit of convenience must be sacrificed to discontinue that support.

    It's literally more important to get on Facebook than it is to prevent more deaths of innocent people.

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  • [–] 36 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

    I doubt they even care about the issue. They just want trolls to generate clicks.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Kinda like how a drunk driver doesn't even care about the people they hurt, doesn't do much to mitigate the harm they do

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  • [–] 23 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Comparing a drunk drivers to Meta is doing a disservice to drunk drivers.

    When the driver sobers up he may have regrets. Meta is plowing down the pedestrians on purpose.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

    I'm willing to bet, given how truly alien Zuckerberg comes off, that he is emotionally separated from the hate he encourages.

    It is clicks, it is engagement. Engagement = money. He might hate people in general but it's not hard for me to believe that Meta would be pushing positive messages if it made him and his company more money.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    They are complicit in the right wing take over of the USA and the rest of the world. They pioneered brainwashing with Cambridge analytica, they've been enthusiastically on board since before then. Do what you can to get your friends and relatives to leave meta.

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    [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I think it's beyond insane that people are still active on Meta platforms.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    What level of mental gymnastics does it take for a 100% Jewish guy, who is running a “charity” about “justice and opportunity” with his wife, to not just platform, but pay for Nazi content?

    You know what’s good for “justice and opportunity”, Mark? Not bankrolling fucking Nazis and transphobes!

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    Honestly meta has straight porn on it now. They're not even doing the most basic of vetting. Meta used to be so puritanical about its censorship that you have to assume its deliberate at this point.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Of course they did. Any anyone with a Facebook account supported this. So, take your bow- assholes.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

    They won't let me delete it. I seriously have tried like 5 times.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    Have considered posting videos of Zuck getting railed by a goat?

    Or maybe him getting cucked by she-hulk (wearing a strap on, naturally.)

    Or maybe a video of his truck being stolen and donated to a mythbuster car special?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    So infuriating that people are still using these platforms

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    It's very easy solution, delete all your Meta accounts. Nobody sane need Meta for anything. I did that long ago. I don't feel emptiness.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    The Zuck is triggered cause he's androgynous.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    But did they put some rainbow themed stuff up during Pride month?

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