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Mark Zuckerberg thinks corporate culture needs *more* “masculine energy”

Big Tech’s love affair with ‘free speech’ hurts women and minorities the most

Marie Claire · Jan 14, 2025

Project to 'free social media from billionaire control' plans to take on Musk and Zuck using Bluesky's open source protocol: 'It will take years and hundreds of millions of dollars'

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales, actor Mark Ruffalo, and more have endorsed Free Our Feeds.

PC Gamer · Jan 14, 2025

California Governor Spars With Musk Over Wildfire 'Lies'

California Governor Gavin Newsom has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of spreading "lies" about the state's response to deadly wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, escalating their online row over swirling misinformation.

International Business Times · Jan 13, 2025

Rivian R3X Is Already A Hit With Rimac's CEO: 'Would Buy It In A Heartbeat'

Mate Rimac, the mastermind behind the Croatian electric hypercar brand and a bona fide EV visionary, is one of those CEOs who isn't afraid to gush about a good car when he sees it. I mean, what other CEO can confidently say that they drive a 20-year-old BMW E39 M5…

InsideEVs · Jan 13, 2025

Prince Harry and Meghan slam Meta over fact-checking changes

The Sussexes, in a statement on their Archewell website, said the new policy should ‘deeply concern us all’

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025

Harry and Meghan criticise Meta over fact-checking changes

The Sussexes, in a statement on their Archewell website, said the new policy should ‘deeply concern us all’.

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

Meta’s oversight board blindsided by Zuckerberg's decision to relax hate speech restrictions

Michael McConnell fears the decision by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to eliminate fact checking will not work.

Fortune · Jan 13, 2025

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry take aim at Mark Zuckerberg over ‘harmful’ Meta change

Duke and Duchess of Sussex urge Zuckerberg to reconsider changes affecting Facebook and Instagram

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

Hollywood stars and geeks unite to billionaire-proof social media

The likes of Mark Ruffalo and Jimmy Wales are backing the Free Our Feeds project, to ensure Bluesky's tech will thrive even if the company goes bad.

Fortune · Jan 13, 2025

The dynamics that polarise us on social media are about to get worse

Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced big changes in how the company addresses misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Instead of relying on independent third-party factcheckers, Meta will now emulate Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) in using “community notes”. These crowdsourced contributions allow users to flag content they…

The Conversation · Jan 13, 2025