Difference between revisions of "Meta Threads/issues"

Revision as of 21:16, 8 July 2023

Known ethical problems with MT:

You can't delete your Threads account without deleting your Instagram account.^[1]
Meta has said that yes, they will be mining Threads user data as they do everywhere else. (Why wouldn't they?)
They seem to be systematically doxxing their users.
They seem to be entirely tolerant of intolerance:
- Threads apparently considers it okay to call LGBTQ+ people "groomers".
- Anti-LGBTQ+ accounts which Threads is allowing include:
  - "Libs of TikTok", a group which promotes right-wing views by straw-manning the center-left
  - "Gays Against Groomers" [1]
  - PragerU (Dennis Prager; see RationalWiki)
There are apparently issues with accessibility, and deep-seated denial of those issues.^[2]
- Apparently there is no way to add descriptions to images. (There are presumably other issues; this is just the one I currently know about.)
They have actively helped law enforcement to go after people legally seeking abortions by traveling to other states. [2]
They were flagging disinfo-spreading accounts, but the disinfo-spreading accounts didn't like having it pointed out that they spread disinfo, so the flagging has been discontinued.
- 2023-07-07 Threads backtracks flagging right-wing users for spreading disinformation

Observers [3] have also spotted Gary Vaynerchuk (GaryVee), noted grifter, talking directly with Zuckerberg; There's more information about him here:

2022-06-22 Connecting the Manosphere (video, 1:49:44, FD Signifier) (I have not watched this)
2022-04-06 How GaryVee manipulates you. (video, 1:19:48, ThoughtSlime): recommended
2016-06-22 Gary Vaynerchuk Apologizes For Outrageously Sexist Party Invitation

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 ** Apparently there is no way to add descriptions to images. (There are presumably other issues; this is just the one I currently know about.)
 * They have actively helped law enforcement to go after people legally seeking abortions by traveling to other states. [https://hachyderm.io/@crowgirl/110672760812400852]
+* They ''were'' flagging disinfo-spreading accounts, but the disinfo-spreading accounts didn't like having it pointed out that they spread disinfo, so the flagging has been discontinued.
+** '''2023-07-07''' [https://mashable.com/article/threads-false-information-label-donald-trump-jr-error Threads backtracks flagging right-wing users for spreading disinformation]
 Observers [https://social.pixie.town/@joepie91/110668293064374435] have also spotted Gary Vaynerchuk (GaryVee), noted grifter, talking directly with Zuckerberg; There's more information about him here: