[giwook]

"In March, a spokesperson for Meta told The Guardian that the decision to abandon encryption was due to low uptake. "Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we're removing this option from Instagram in the coming months," the spokesperson said."

I wonder what it's like being a spokesperson for a company (or administration) where everyone including yourself knows your statements are misleading at best.

[TheChaplain]

I've noticed it is a quite common attitude in society, not paid enough to care so they don't.

[settsu]

What you're describing more often applies to retail and service workers whose pay provides little incentive to do more than the absolute minimum to maintain employment.

Whereas it seems this might be a situation where the situation is actually inverse: being paid enough to not care.

[testfrequency]

Oh people care, it’s just - the likelihood of being held responsible in the current USA political climate is moot.

Americans can’t even agree on persecuting pedophiles, what makes you think they can agree on a clear loss of privacy for the normies that only people in power will only benefit from?

It’s all exhausting

[giancarlostoro]

I really would not assume that the spokesperson knows the true technological implications. As a Software Engineer, who has talked to people in marketing and PR from various companies, they know how much upper management tells them unless they independently research or understand, you can really tell when you start talking technical to them or asking them questions (based on business needs). I would assume it is very likely that they are oblivious.

[GlacierFox]

What do you mean? It's a depressing thought people only care about things for financial incentive.

[emsign]

It's true though. There actually exist people whose only incentive in life is the pay they receive or the profits they can make. It seems to be more common in the US where your worth as a human being is measured by your wealth. That's why the USA looks in most parts like a third world country with a few enclaves where the rich people live.

[password4321]

In this case wouldn't it be paid enough to [deliberately] not care?

[Melatonic]

They also made it difficult to opt-in and, from what I remember, no option for group chats.

[emsign]

It feels similar to being a buzzing fridge. These people possibly can't have any feelings or else they couldn't do that job.

[7bit]

Just start working in HR.

[godzillabrennus]

Being good at serving the interests of wealthy people as a paid liar has proven to be a demonstrably good skill set for a career in politics.