Meta is getting rid of factchecking. Should you leave Instagram – and what are the alternatives?
www.theguardian.com
Meta’s decision relates to just the US so far, but it may affect users in Australia who follow a lot of US-based sources

“[For] people who live in the country or in remote areas or minority groups or [who have] small businesses, that is a really good way for them to communicate and reach other people,” she says.

“It’s just not possible to set up an alternative at this point in time. So, to put it bluntly, we’re in a bit of deep shit, to be honest.”

No mention of Pixelfed, but I can understand why. Will it only be seen as an alternative once a critical mass of users move there? And can that happen if they don’t see it as an alternative? Chicken and egg. I’m trying out, but it’s a little vapid when everyone I know is on Instagram.

  • sunzu2
    -1•14 hours ago

    You are removing agency from people by blaming capitalism sure that’s the system of property ownership we have

    It doesn’t directly result in bootlicking population ie other countries with similar property rights ain’t as much of bootlickers as we are.

    They expect their ruling class to deliver some base QoL, Americans overall too lapring cultural wars their handlers told them on teevee

    • @ilinamoratoEnglish
      1•11 hours ago

      Nah, you’ve got cause and effect flipped. Know what we used to do when sociopaths did too much sociopathic stuff? We made the sociopaths leave. Now they have too much money, so we can’t effectively do that anymore.

      Of course, yes, they did create that system. But they created it so that they could retain the benefits of the society without contributing to it meaningfully.