Meta has appointed right-wing, anti-LGBTQ+, anti-DEI conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck to advise them on preventing political bias in AI.
  • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    101·
    3 days ago

    Pushing me closer and closer to giving up my social web on Facebook due to this bullshit bro, it’s really freaking close right now, gosh darn it.

    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      7·
      3 days ago

      You won’t miss it for long. If you are looking for some sort of ethical trigger, it’s already happened man, don’t kid yourself, it’s an addiction.

      • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        3 days ago

        It’s been happening for years. I’ve been wanting out since before Trump’s first term.

        I’m not addicted though, I don’t even use Facebook. I only use the Messenger to write with my friends. But I want to move the remaining two most contacted over to Signal. They refuse. Say “I don’t want another app. I’m too old for new shit.” 😩 They are in their thirties and grew up watching the Internet evolve, how are they this bad.

        • scuppie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          2·
          12 hours ago

          I deleted Facebook, messenger and WhatsApp. Anyone who doesn’t want to use signal has my number to SMS text. Which is shit and chargeable. They may come around.

          • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            11 hours ago

            I wish I could delete WhatsApp as well but my 68-year old dad is on that and my badminton and work connections are there. Especially a lot of badminton people use WhatsApp (middle and east Asians seem to use that a lot). At least it’s E2EE. 😬

      • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago

        Yeah, it’s really, really bad now. Yesterday’s news was what triggered me hard. I’m not even queer in any way — cis and straight — but don’t fk with my fellow humans’ rights. That’s unacceptable.

    • A_norny_mousse@feddit.orgEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      You’re still on Facebook?!

      edit: ah, I see what you mean by “social web” now. Sorry about that. Admittedly, I have to use Whatsapp for that precise reason.

      • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Yeah, I really wish we had something open and standardized that we could use to keep in touch, like with group chats and such. I never use the feed part of Facebook. I don’t even have the Facebook app. I just use the Messenger. But I still want out. Have wanted for a long time. I actually managed to convert most of my most contacted mates to Signal.