Interesting article, but in my experience it overstates the problem... at least for Facebook itself (I have zero interaction with Instagram, Threads, or VR).
I've gone back to Facebook for the last few months, and out of what it mentions, I've only seen like half of it, mostly in the comment sections.
Or to be more precise, for 2024 Q2, I'm seeing:
election disinformation - almost none
violent content
child sexual abuse material
hate speech - only in comments
fake news - almost none
crypto scams - a few
phishing - a few
hacking
romance scams - almost none
AI content - almost none
uncanny valley stuff
The article however forgot to include:
science deniers - a lot in open comments, very few in groups
religious zealots - in comments
political trolls - a few in comments
state-sponsored propagandists - a few in comments
general trolls - a few in comments
Still interesting how I get close to zero of these in my main feed.
there’s a level of disinvestment in Facebook
Disagree. Facebook has reached a "plateau of stability" where the current moderation tools keep enough people on the platform to make it profitable.
I've been actively reporting+blocking problematic content, and while about 99% of my reports end up in "no action was taken", it works wonders to keep my feed and group comments clean.