Mark Zuckerberg has announced sweeping moderation changes to the social media sites Facebook, Instagram, and Facesmash in an effort to make Donald Trump like him again. The most apparent of these changes is the switch from Facebook’s iconic blue livery to a bright bold ‘MAGA’ red.
Instagram and Whatsapp will also boast a new coat of paint in a move that is definitely purely about “bringing all Meta products under the same umbrella.” Parent company Meta, however, will not be changing its colors just in case the Democrats win in 2029.
Zuckerberg announced the changes in a 14-hour long video in which he read out every new line of code for the social media sites. Among the more substantive changes Facebook will now be implementing community moderation like how X does it. The change is definitely because X’s system is better and not because Trump complained about it once.
Mr. Berg explained the changes were in an effort to “get back to our roots around freedom of speech” which is definitely what Facebook was always about.
“Comedy is legal again!” added Mr. Berg, probably. “I’ve not told any jokes ever because I was worried I’d be censored but now I can do what I want. Here’s one for you, a man walks into a bar, he buys the bar because he’s so rich and turns it into a cool hang-out spot where all his friends can come and hang out and tell jokes to each other.”
More evidence that this change is in no way politically motivated is that the change is only happening in the US.
Of Facebook taking on X’s style of moderation Elon Musk commented, “This is cool.”
Meta also plans to dismantle the so-called ‘Facebook Jail’ an actual real-life jail built off the coast of California where abusers of the platform are sent to die.
“Praise the Berg!” cried inmate Carla Ortomis as the shackles were removed and she was allowed the sunlight again. “I’m finally free! I’m going straight to Facebook to tell my friends!” Ms. Ortomis was previously jailed for child pornography.
Red CILA hats (Comedy Is Legal Again) are now available on Facebook Marketplace.
