If social media companies were required to moderate their content…if they were responsible for what’s posted…all problems would go away.
As it stands bad actors use bots to stay one step ahead of automated moderation.
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Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Facebook made 200 billion in revenue in 2025.
stockanalysis.com/stocks/meta/revenue/
They were fined $375 million. They averaged $550 million per day last year.
If social media companies were required to moderate their content…if they were responsible for what’s posted…all problems would go away.
As it stands bad actors use bots to stay one step ahead of automated moderation.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
So the fine was basically paid by Lunchtime on January 1.
Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yes. It’s probably concerning if they are continuously fined, but unless there’s a mechanism that ensures that, this is likely just annoying and not meaningful.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
Just an itch to be scratched. Done. What’s for lunch?