Jim O Reilly / 08 January 2025 / Categories: Opinions, Internet, Advertising, Online Advertising

Meta in The New York Times

From a republican who didn’t vote for Trump this time

Community moderation of social media is the latest thing and it’s been happening here on Poopsnoop since the beginning.

I actually couldn’t believe my eyes when I read this in the New York Times this morning.

I have a great deal of respect for Stuart A Thompson , Stuart Thompson who covers the spread of false and misleading information online, something the community here on Poopsnoop are extremely passionate about.

Meta is the worlds largest social media platform and the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatapp. It is predicted to account for nearly 63% of global social media ad spend in 2025.

And I don’t know about you but I find all the global ad spend going to one company really scary.

Even scarier the Meta stats don’t even touch the sides when it comes to the amount of money spent on Google ads.

Personally I am very happy excited to see Facebook like Poopsnoop moving to community moderation.

As someone who has NEVER had a Facebook account it will be interesting to see if trust can be rebuilt after posts have been habitually moderated by AI, algorithms, bots, accounts closed without warning and one way communication when anything goes wrong. I read some stats that said 15% of Instagram users in the states had had their accounts hacked and never got the back.

I think advertisers will continue to use Facebook, Instagram, what’s app because they simply don’t know what else to do but as the return on investment plummets and users move to more ethical and trustworthy platforms, the idea of us doing the work to keep Facebook squeaky clean and fact checked for free, I think they are dreaming. Better to be a super snooper on Poopsnoop and get paid, makes more sense.