We applaud Meta’s efforts to try to fix its over-censorship problem but will watch closely to make sure it is a good-faith effort and rolled out fairly and not merely a political maneuver to accommodate the upcoming U.S. administration change. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/eff-statement-metas-announcement-revisions-its-content-moderation-processes
Update: After this blog post was written, we learned Meta revised its public "Hateful Conduct" policy in ways EFF finds concerning. We are analyzing these changes, which this blog post does not address.
@eff If you had just arrived on Earth you may be forgiven for giving Meta the benefit of the doubt.
It looks deeply foolish now though. They are beyond redemption.
@gavin57 @eff I don't think the EFF here is giving them the benefit of the doubt. I think that their goals are not necessarily aligned against for-profit corporations, or capitalism as a whole. Instead, they seem to be focused on civil liberties as granted from the government.
https://www.eff.org/about/history#main-content
Obviously, would be happy to be corrected. Their website, unlike many other non-profits, does not have to-the-point stuff like mission or value statements. The closest thing is what I linked.