Michael Masnick
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Michael Masnick
@mmasnick.threads.net.ap.brid.gy
Techdirt guy. Believer in protocols over platforms. etc. etc.

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Sort of curious: when @zuck went on Joe Rogan to whine about Biden being mean to him, was that before or after he finalized the deal to hand Donald Trump $25 million to settle a frivolous lawsuit? I know it was after Trump told him he wanted to imprison him and then said he needed Zuck to […]
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January 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
You know what's helpful when someone is making things up about you? Fact checking.

RE: https://www.threads.net/@zuck/post/DFNwT9uxaKK
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January 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I guess I should post this here as well. I wasted a few days and 7,500 words explaining how Zuck's appearance on Joe Rogan was incredibly misleading, and how it seems likely it was done deliberately. There are a lot of receipts in this article […]
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January 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The use of the phrase "virtue signaling" here is the tell. I've yet to see anyone use that phrase without it being a revelation that they don't think caring about others is a good thing.

And I actually agree that the fact-checking system Meta has had has always been a failure (and always would […]
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January 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
WE DID IT! Made the funding threshold with just hours to spare.

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December 19, 2024 at 10:54 PM
We just passed 1,000 backers and 80% funded with JUST TWELVE HOURS to go...
December 19, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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December 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM