{"id":17243,"date":"2025-01-13T08:38:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T07:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/13\/fears-for-uk-boomer-radicalisation-on-facebook-after-meta-drops-factcheckers\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T08:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T07:38:06","slug":"fears-for-uk-boomer-radicalisation-on-facebook-after-meta-drops-factcheckers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/13\/fears-for-uk-boomer-radicalisation-on-facebook-after-meta-drops-factcheckers\/","title":{"rendered":"Fears for UK boomer radicalisation on Facebook after Meta drops factcheckers"},"content":{"rendered":"

For middle-aged users, it will be \u2018even harder to discern the truth\u2019 among extremist content, expert says<\/p>\n

Experts fear the decision by Meta to drop professional factcheckers from Facebook will exacerbate so-called boomer radicalisation in the UK.<\/p>\n

Even before what Keir Starmer described as \u201cfar-right riots\u201d in England last summer, alarm bells were ringing amid fears older people were even more susceptible to misinformation and radicalisation than younger \u201cdigital natives\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\nFor middle-aged users, it will be \u2018even harder to discern the truth\u2019 among extremist content, expert says
\nExperts fear the decision by Meta to drop professional factcheckers from Facebook will exacerbate so-called boomer radicalisation in the UK.
\nEven before what Keir Starmer described as \u201cfar-right riots\u201d in England last summer, alarm bells were ringing amid fears older people were even more susceptible to misinformation and radicalisation than younger \u201cdigital natives\u201d. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For middle-aged users, it will be \u2018even harder to discern the truth\u2019 among extremist content, expert says Experts fear the decision by Meta to drop professional factcheckers from Facebook will exacerbate so-called boomer radicalisation in the UK. Even before what Keir Starmer described as \u201cfar-right riots\u201d in England last summer, alarm bells were ringing amid …<\/p>\n

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