In light of Meta's plans to end fact-checking, I went back through Zuckerberg's past Congressional testimonies to see what he said about the topic while in the House and Senate in 2018, 2020 and 2021. Here's a snippet from his 2018 opening statement:
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DOJ and FTC File Amicus Brief in Epic v Google Trial
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The @TheJusticeDept and @FTC just filed an amicus brief in the Epic v Google trial. The filing mentions remedies, the need to address Google's network effects, refutes Google's market definitions and says Google shouldn't be able to use out-of-market competition as a defense.
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France needs economic transformation audacity innovation courage
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La France est prisonnière d’un modèle économique dépassé : centré sur l’État, fondé sur la dette et nostalgique du passé. Or le monde d'aujourd'hui exige agilité, innovation et confiance en l’avenir. Plus qu’une réforme, la France a besoin d’un électrochoc d'audace et de courage. pic.twitter.com/DYxlzfiu7A
— Rafik Smati (@RafikSmati) 8 janvier 2025La France est prisonnière d’un modèle économique dépassé : centré sur l’État, fondé sur la dette et nostalgique du passé. Or le monde d'aujourd'hui exige agilité, innovation et confiance en l’avenir. Plus qu’une réforme, la France a besoin d’un électrochoc d'audace et de courage.
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Decentralized Technology Solutions for Missing Persons Cases
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4. Closure for Families of the Missing: https://
dair-institute.org/blog/eritreans/ 5. Decentralized, Locally-Tailored Technology: https://
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Human-Centered Tech Future: Education and Digital Inclusion
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1. Nobody Owns Our Techno-Future: https://
dair-institute.org/blog/technofut
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dair-institute.org/blog/education/ 3. An Internet for Our Elders: https://
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Geopolitical Tensions Echo 1930s as Force Replaces Diplomacy
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C’est très troublant Nous sommes en 1930 La force a remplacé la diplomatie
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Community Notes Podcast: Inside X’s Collaborative Fact-Checking
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I've got @kcoleman and @jaybaxter (brains behind Community Notes) coming on the pod soon. What would you love to learn about Community Notes?
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Meta AI Instagram Generates Fake Profiles Amid User Backlash
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Section 3.4 of this paper discusses some of the issues that the use of image and text generators in the information ecosystem and it didn't occur to me that social media platforms would just make it an option for people to generate fake profiles. https://
nbcnews.com/tech/social-me
dia/meta-ai-insta-shuts-character-instagram-fb-accounts-user-outcry-rcna186177
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GenAI developers must verify and define benefits in 2025
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2025 is the year developers of GenAI technologies will be expected to define and verify their presumed benefits, says @StanfordHealth Chief Data Scientist @drnigam
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Zuckerberg’s Georgetown Speech and Community Notes Strategy
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Zuckerberg references his “Georgetown Speech”; I wrote about it at the time, and the embrace of community notes very much makes the point https://t.co/zlxJzc5E1u https://t.co/MVjk16Uwi9
— Ben Thompson (@benthompson) 7 janvier 2025Zuckerberg references his “Georgetown Speech”; I wrote about it at the time, and the embrace of community notes very much makes the point https://
stratechery.com/2019/the-inter
net-and-the-third-estate/
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