On Tuesday, the CEO of a social network born to rate the hotness of college students announced he was taking it back to its roots by “restoring free expression.”
The plan includes relocating Meta’s Trust & Safety employees to Texas (this may be a sleight of hand, if most of its moderation staff is already Texas-based) and allowing a little bit more misogyny and homophobia. It also unwinds algorithmic scanning for harmful content that will result in more Meta users getting harassed.
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