Social Media Companies’ Moderation Efforts Lost Steam in 2023
The companies run by Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai, left, and Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg were among those that faltered this year in the effort to oversee troublesome content on their social media sites.
Photographer: Al Drago/BloombergIn 2023, Big Tech started to care less about content moderation. But first…
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