The difference between “We ask white nationalists to join our invite only pay-for-views program” and “we commission white nationalists to make content” kinda seems like splitting hairs.
The difference between “We ask white nationalists to join our invite only pay-for-views program” and “we commission white nationalists to make content” kinda seems like splitting hairs.
It’s a very flimsy defense. “It’s not my fault that the cartels pay the most for heavy weaponry.”
I give it a couple years before the PSA about ‘your brain on social media’ or whatever.
And you certainly shouldn’t bother monitoring what it’s doing.
In reality META has simply not banned or restricted these accounts from monetization. That's it! But that doesn't make for an exciting headline.
But also, maybe more importantly, as soon as money changing hands is involved, that's a business transaction and if you aren't watching like a hawk who your business transacts with, then yes that is often assumed intentional (and classically a sign of a bad business) because it shows up in your accounts and impacts your bottom line.