In a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver scrutinized Mark Zuckerberg's approach to content moderation on Facebook, which has become increasingly lenient since the election. Oliver lampooned Zuckerberg's distancing from accountability while donning extravagant accessories, highlighting a disconnect with reality. The discussion revolved around Section 230's implications for online content liability, stressing that without proper moderation, social media platforms risk enabling the spread of misinformation. Oliver called out the shift from initial trust in users to the grim realities of combating fake news and hate speech, confronting allegations of political bias from conservative factions.
If you want people to use your site and crucially have companies want to pay to advertise on it you're going to have to make choices about what to remove.
The initial optimism expressed by those involved with Facebook that users could be trusted to behave didn't last and moderation became a grim job with boundaries difficult to define.
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