Here's the conundrum....
I am not fond of #Facebook as a platform, but I love my #friends.
This 100 is only part of all who have messaged me on my #Birthday so far.
– »Die EU-Kommission leitet ein Verfahren gegen Meta ein«
– »Brüssel: Meta lässt sich für russische Desinformation bezahlen«
– »EU-Kommission eröffnet Verfahren gegen Meta«
…und wird dies einschreitende Einwirkung haben, so wie die USA TikTok unterbinden möchte oder wie einen der vielen IT & Datenschutz Klagen, die dann so gut wie in's Lehre laufen?
> Dans le cadre de la lutte contre la désinformation, la Commission européenne a ouvert ce mardi une enquête contre les réseaux sociaux Facebook et Instagram.
The EU is getting ready to launch an investigation into Meta over its handling of election-related content, reports @engadget
Full details of the investigation are expected later this week, but concerns have reportedly been raised about “deceptive advertising and political content” on Meta’s platforms. EU officials are also unhappy about Meta’s plan to shut down CrowdTangle in August, a move the researchers and fact checkers who use the tool have called a “direct threat to election integrity efforts around the world.”
L’UE indagherà su #Meta per disinformazione elettorale prima delle elezioni di giugno
Secondo il rapporto, Bruxelles agirà entro questa settimana contro i proprietari di #Facebook e #Instagram per le politiche sulla pubblicità ingannevole e sui contenuti politici.
The #bigtech companies have masterfully muddled the definitions of advertisement and #tracking, making them indistinguishable for a typical person. I see the #Facebook#privacy tax being compared to the #Youtube Premium all the time, so let me explain the difference and why one of them is unlawful in the eyes of #GDPR.
Sorry, I had to procrastinate more by making a detailed sampling of the Facebook timeline shiteousness. I understated it. Scrolling through 102 postsafter a refresh the breakdown was: 3 from my follows, 79 "suggestions",19 ads, 1 reels item (this time just once but often that comes up multiple times). Worse, posts from my follows only occured in the first 10. The suggestions started off not bad but then got horrible. Ads were universally garbage. Thank god for the fediverse! #fediverse#facebook#enshitification
I had to start using Facebook again to join a running group. I started posting more there. I enjoy some of the more IRL engagement I get but the timeline is worthless. Scrolling for five minutes I'd say 5% of the content were from people I knew. The rest were pushed content from accounts/groups I don't follow and have no interest in. It makes it useless to me. Thank god. #facebook
#Meta should just offer people in #Europe (& the rest of the planet) a simple option: either opt in to have your personal information sold to advertisers, or pay a fee to use #Facebook, #Instagram, #WhatsApp & #Threads.
It works for #YouTube (I pay them to avoid ads), as well as other news organizations. It’s really that simple.
@madargon Using their services is a choice. If you do not like or trust them, do not use their platforms (it is that simple really).
Years ago I had issues with #Facebook’s ad policies (I think they code named it beacon) so I stopped using their services & eventually deleted my account.
I did the same for #LinkedIn as well. If #YouTube ever gets to the place where I do not find value in the platform, I will leave.
These services are option, not critical for my life.
EU is pressuring Meta due to fears of Russian interference in elections (www.theguardian.com)
Action against Facebook owner comes amid deep concerns about how it is dealing with fake news