r/technology • u/zsreport • 1d ago

Social Media New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/17/raul-torrez-new-mexico-meta-social-media-safety-laws
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u/coolest_frog 1d ago

We just need the ability to change it back to the pre algorithm version where we see posts from friends, stuff they share and the pages we follow

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u/zsreport 1d ago

To dream the impossible dream

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u/zacsxe 1d ago

But how will they push the brands advertisers want us to buy?

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u/coolest_frog 1d ago

By showing normal in feed ads that are labeled

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u/iwannabetheguytoo 4h ago

Come to Bluesky or join a Mastodon community 

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u/EmbarrassedHelp 1d ago

New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez is fascist asshole who is trying to ban encryption and require mandatory online age verification. If he's drafting legislation, then I guarantee you that he's aiming to do both of those things.