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Highlight from How Do We Stop Meta in 2024? We Fix the Information Loop

Bad actors must develop new methods for breaking the information loop for platforms with chronological feeds like Mastodon.

Such methods may include:

• Manipulating content moderation policies in a way that favors desired speech. • Coordinate efforts to co-opt dissenting opinions in a way that weakens peoples' willingness to express their views over time. • Flood feeds at opportune times when dissenting posts gain traction. • Continuity in a single narrative across a select group of prominent Posters. • Targeted amplification of specific articles and posts that do not provide new information but continue to push a single narrative. • A reduced ability for Aggregators to aggregate. Whether it be from suppressing dissenting speech or reasonable doubt of authenticity.