Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation

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washingtonpost.com

Social media companies are receding from their role as watchdogs against conspiracy theories ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

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That's a lot of words to just say "Allowing bad actors to lie about elections makes us money, while hiring the staff to combat election lies costs us money, and we're too sociopathic to spend money for the good of the country."

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