Social Media's Slow March to Oblivion
pirate wires #65 // facebook-liking death threats, neutral commitments to state propaganda, and here comes your weird messy future
Tools of the state. Last week, Facebook and Instagram (parent company Meta) partially lifted a ban on death threats in Ukraine, making room for citizens of the besieged nation to call for the death of their invaders, as well as the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin — provided the threats aren’t credible. This followed a similar decision by Twitt…