A week after Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the company's new Threads app will not "amplify news," saying it's too risky for the young X competitor, the
Vaccine deniers are idiots, so I have no issue blocking conspiracy porn. However, blocking people from finding and discussing legitimate health related issues like long COVID is ridiculous. This feels less user-driven and more political… we’re entering US election season and a resurgence of COVID would not play well with the incumbent’s numbers.
Not saying that the incumbent is forcing anything… but tech companies (Twitter aside) do seem to lean left.
The employees tend to lean left. Unfortunately workplaces are non-democratic so the direction of the actual company is dictated by the few, sometimes just one, at the top. Lately most large companies have had to adopt the aesthetic of progressivism when dealing in western nations because that’s what’s currently popular, but it’s rarely more than a branding exercise.
Vaccine deniers are idiots, so I have no issue blocking conspiracy porn. However, blocking people from finding and discussing legitimate health related issues like long COVID is ridiculous. This feels less user-driven and more political… we’re entering US election season and a resurgence of COVID would not play well with the incumbent’s numbers.
Not saying that the incumbent is forcing anything… but tech companies (Twitter aside) do seem to lean left.
This is the first I’ve ever heard someone say tech companies tend to lean left, or well, at least social media companies.
The employees tend to lean left. Unfortunately workplaces are non-democratic so the direction of the actual company is dictated by the few, sometimes just one, at the top. Lately most large companies have had to adopt the aesthetic of progressivism when dealing in western nations because that’s what’s currently popular, but it’s rarely more than a branding exercise.