Charlie Warzel

And then like QAnon happens and he's like, I don't know what people were, were, were doing, you know, trying to gather in these groups that were just forcing people into these groups. So what we really want to do is this, like they were all about news and prioritizing the newsfeed. I mean, when I worked at Buzzfeed in 2013, one day, literally just one day in October, uh,

And then like QAnon happens and he's like, I don't know what people were, were, were doing, you know, trying to gather in these groups that were just forcing people into these groups. So what we really want to do is this, like they were all about news and prioritizing the newsfeed. I mean, when I worked at Buzzfeed in 2013, one day, literally just one day in October, uh,

We had 300 times the amount of referral traffic that we normally had to the entire site. And it was because someone at Facebook turned a dial and there was all this stuff because Facebook wanted to get in bed, partner with these news organizations, be a place where news, you know, reading where all this happened.

We had 300 times the amount of referral traffic that we normally had to the entire site. And it was because someone at Facebook turned a dial and there was all this stuff because Facebook wanted to get in bed, partner with these news organizations, be a place where news, you know, reading where all this happened.

We had 300 times the amount of referral traffic that we normally had to the entire site. And it was because someone at Facebook turned a dial and there was all this stuff because Facebook wanted to get in bed, partner with these news organizations, be a place where news, you know, reading where all this happened.

Then they realized, oh, your grandma is getting radicalized. It's a terrible experience for absolutely every person on the app to be inundated with political news 24-7. And they were like, this political news, it's bad. It's like, you did this. You did this. You control the website. You are making the editorial decisions.

Then they realized, oh, your grandma is getting radicalized. It's a terrible experience for absolutely every person on the app to be inundated with political news 24-7. And they were like, this political news, it's bad. It's like, you did this. You did this. You control the website. You are making the editorial decisions.

Then they realized, oh, your grandma is getting radicalized. It's a terrible experience for absolutely every person on the app to be inundated with political news 24-7. And they were like, this political news, it's bad. It's like, you did this. You did this. You control the website. You are making the editorial decisions.

And yet they sort of act like it's these gravitational forces that are pushing and pulling us into these behaviors. Facebook is the one... dictating what we see, what we do, how we act on the platform.

And yet they sort of act like it's these gravitational forces that are pushing and pulling us into these behaviors. Facebook is the one... dictating what we see, what we do, how we act on the platform.

And yet they sort of act like it's these gravitational forces that are pushing and pulling us into these behaviors. Facebook is the one... dictating what we see, what we do, how we act on the platform.

Well, and I think we also have to talk about the Elon Musk of it all, right? I mean, he is essentially adopting the Twitter practice, like community notes, right? Which, I mean, like hand up, Community Notes is an interesting feature. Of the Muskian features, it is the one that sort of makes some sense, right? Probably the best thing he's done. Yeah, and it is.

Well, and I think we also have to talk about the Elon Musk of it all, right? I mean, he is essentially adopting the Twitter practice, like community notes, right? Which, I mean, like hand up, Community Notes is an interesting feature. Of the Muskian features, it is the one that sort of makes some sense, right? Probably the best thing he's done. Yeah, and it is.

Well, and I think we also have to talk about the Elon Musk of it all, right? I mean, he is essentially adopting the Twitter practice, like community notes, right? Which, I mean, like hand up, Community Notes is an interesting feature. Of the Muskian features, it is the one that sort of makes some sense, right? Probably the best thing he's done. Yeah, and it is.

Community Notes backchecks all of Elon Musk's bullshit all the time, right? It does a reasonably good job.

Community Notes backchecks all of Elon Musk's bullshit all the time, right? It does a reasonably good job.

Community Notes backchecks all of Elon Musk's bullshit all the time, right? It does a reasonably good job.

Yes, it does.

Yes, it does.

Yes, it does.