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We applaud Meta’s efforts to try to fix its over-censorship problem but will watch closely to make sure it is a good-faith effort and rolled out fairly and not merely a political maneuver to accommodate the upcoming U.S. administration change. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/eff-statement-metas-announcement-revisions-its-content-moderation-processes
Update: After this blog post was written, we learned Meta revised its public "Hateful Conduct" policy in ways EFF finds concerning. We are analyzing these changes, which this blog post does not address.
By the time we shared this statement, the conversation had understandably shifted toward Meta's dangerous new content policy. It was a mistake to project good faith onto the company, which quickly showed it was not deserving of it. For a full analysis, see https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/metas-new-content-policy-will-harm-vulnerable-users-if-it-really-valued-free
@eff Y'all will do or say anything to avoid OWNING YOUR SHIT, won't you?
Own. Your. Shit.
You've been simping for hate for a long time. Figure out how you're going to NOT DO THAT ANY MORE, apologize for doing it at all, and then don't do it again.
You get not one penny and not one word of praise from me until you fix your hearts and your practices.
@eff N.b. I'm a librarian. Libraries have totally pulled the same "we're neutral" and "the fix for bad speech is MOAR SPEECH" bullshit you've been pulling all this time.
I teach soon-to-be librarians now why this is not okay and how to move beyond it. The profession hasn't caught up with what I'm teaching yet, but I teach the way I do so that it will, someday.
You can change. You should change. Free speech absolutism is no longer acceptable. Grow up.
@dsalo Hi Dorothea. Which part of the followup analysis of Meta's changes do you disagree with?
@jgkelley Beside the point! The point is EFF'S BEHAVIOR.
EFF simped for Meta, today and in the past. You've helped them launder their support for hate and genocide under your freeze peach banner.
"Oops, actually Meta sucks" is neither an apology nor amends nor a promise EFF won't do such a fatuous horrible thing again.
Apologize. Fix your hearts at EFF. Stop supporting unbridled hate, and the platforming and amplification thereof.
@dsalo I'm not really sure that you've been following EFF's work. If you could specifically point to something that involves us laundering support for them in some way, I'd appreciate that. If you'd like a few examples of our criticism of Facebook, I'd direct you to read really ... any of the following blogs. https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aeff.org+facebook&udm=14