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The UK government does whatever Meta tells them to do. We tax cigarettes because they’re bad for you. Let’s tax algorithmic news feeds.
by badgersnake 5mo ago
The UK government does whatever Meta tells them to do.
We tax cigarettes because they’re bad for you. Let’s tax algorithmic news feeds.
- canbus 5mo agoAnd who tells Meta what to do?
- badgersnake 5mo agoThey do what makes money, or what they think will make money.
- tim333 5mo agoI'm curious what Meta has changed UK policy wise? I'm a Brit and not heard of such policy changes.
- lyu07282 5mo agohttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20qwz9xzr9o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20qwz9xzr9o https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/reddit-user-uncovers-behind-meta-154717384.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/reddit-user-uncovers-beh... Basically Meta wants age verification done by devices, the device makers (apple, google) want it on the platform, two sides who don't want the responsibility. On the other side are hundreds of billions invested in companies that offer age verification to websites (persona, etc.). All of these monied interests generate billions into lobbying/corruption efforts that drive all the legislation across the western liberal "democracies" rn.
- tim333 5mo ago[dead]