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Zuckerberg Fomenting Civil War for Exclusivity

from #291 - Dear Vladimir | The Tim Dillon Show · #291

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Tim jokes that Facebook's policy shifts risk sparking civil war among Russians living in Ukraine, and mocks Zuckerberg's original pitch of "hot singles" morphing into global chaos.

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  • Meta's internal emails show moderators were told to allow violent speech normally against platform rules during the Ukraine invasion.
  • Tim points out the contradiction: Meta permits "death to Russian invaders" but not credible calls for violence against Russian civilians, leaving ambiguity over who decides what's credible.
  • By allowing this speech, Zuckerberg might be fomenting civil war in Ukraine, though his actual goal was just getting exclusivity and attention for the platform.
  • The irony: Zuckerberg started Facebook wanting exclusivity for hot singles, then ended up fomenting civil war without even realizing how it happened.
  • Meta's violence policy exceptions applied to multiple countries, and Tim reads the list like he's rattling off a promo code that doesn't apply in various excluded regions.
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