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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Facebook whistleblower: Why tech giants are are curbing moderation and siding with Trump
Description: Meta – the parent company of Facebook and Instagram – has implemented some changes across its organisation since Donald Trump’s election win. The social media giant is set to remove independent factcheckers from its service, replacing them with community driven ‘notes’ similar to what X implemented after its rebrand from Twitter. The company has also ended various diversity, equity and inclusion measures, while chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has called for more ‘masculine energy’ in the corporate world. All this came before he was seated in the front row at Trump’s inauguration, alongside other tech bosses, rai...