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What X's move to hide our likes means for accountability
X will now hide who likes a post, in a move the company said would boost privacy. Experts say it could also limit the public's insight into the minds of the powerful and prevent them from being held accountable when what they like online contradicts their public stances.
At the time, journalists and the public were quick to point out that in 2007, Cruz's office unsuccessfully argued in favour of litigation seeking to ban sex toys, writing that masturbation had not been endorsed by the Supreme Court. This week, LGBTQ+ news outlet Them reported that Musk's like history included celebrations of bans on gender-affirming care for youth, a video cutting together Pride flags and Nazi imagery with the caption "It's a cult," and an edited image depicting transgender actor Elliot Page wearing a T-shirt saying "sterilize autistic children" instead of "protect trans kids." "Sex workers have a really hard time with being hidden by algorithms, and maybe this means that they'll get a boost if more people are freely liking their content," said Cole, who hosted a CBC podcast focusing on Montreal-based adult entertainment site Pornhub.
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