This chapter examines the recent changes at meta platforms like Facebook and Instagram and discusses their potential impact on trust and safety. It explores the staff layoffs and their consequences for the trust and safety teams, as well as the potential danger to democracy posed by similar actions taken by Elon Musk at Twitter.
The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Jim Steyer, founder of Common Sense Media, the leading online advocacy group, to talk about 2024 as a pivotal year for democracy (4:20), whether Facebook is ready (8:30), Tiktok (10:10), AI-powered misinformation (12:30), why he’s more worried than ever for democracy (17:10), why he thinks regulation will come, but not from Washington (21:30), X under Musk (27:40), the low-hanging fruit (32:00), and the best and worst case for 2024 (33:50).
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