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#TRUMP IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of why you should have a website, and not depend on #socialmedia. And #parlor for why you should behave and follow the terms of your host. www.foxbusiness.com/technology/parler-down-amazon-web-services-ban
Parler to be down 'for a while' without AWS, executives say: 'We are clearly being singled out'
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Parler will likely go offline for "a while" Sunday evening given Amazon Web Services' decision to suspend the upstart social media platform after Wednesday's U.S. Capitol riot, executives said Sunday.
Arguably #Trump's mistake here was that he acted as though #Twitter, Facebook and Instagram were his #socialmedia platforms. He could've started his own or used the White House site. He may have only gotten supporters to sign up, but who else did he want? www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/1/8/22221683/trump-tried-to-evade-his-ban-with-potus-but-those...
Twitter is deleting Trump’s attempts to circumvent ban
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He suggested he would build his own platform in now-deleted messages.
Facebook, #Twitter and YouTube actually took down #Trump's afternoon speech, which he'd posted #online! A number of groups have called on Facebook and Twitter to fully suspend Trump's accounts. Twitter locked his account. ![]()
Watch your behavior, including online. His family (except Mary) must be so proud!![]()
➡️ www.axios.com/twitter-removes-trump-tweets-f198f970-c9f8-469d-9b34-13429aa26320.html
FYI, since I've heard this mistake a lot, so far this morning... ![]()
Reverend Raphael Warnock is NOT going to be the first #black U.S. Senator from the South since Reconstruction. #republican Tim Scott (SC) was appointed in 2013, won a special election in 2014, and a full-term in 2016. So Rev. Warnock will be the first Black U.S. senator from #georgia since Reconstruction, and the first Black Democratic U.S. senator from the South after all those years.
Why does United States get periods for its initials but #UnitedKingdom doesn't? They're both countries with two words in their names. It's only the lead on #WorldNewsTonight. More #americans probably saw that graphic than any other graphic on all of television, as ABC News claims.
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1. Even-numbered years will usually do better than odd-numbered years. ![]()
2. This next year will have last year's #olympics, and all the benefits that come with it. ![]()
3. Nobody or their #business deserves to do well automatically. Nothing can go up, up, up without a down year at some point. Look at the stock market.![]()
4. And more on that: Fair use has to do with the news, and having informed citizens is more important than corporations using my #public airwaves making #money for its shareholders. (All publishers are free to link to a page describing what others can and cannot do, per the law.) If corporations using my public airways can't do so for the public interest, then they should sell or have their licenses revoked.![]()
5. Plus, as for commercial station membership, is a sucker born every minute. Time taken by editorial #people to keep money coming in, and put other users behind, is a waste of resources. That means those stations can do better. tvnewscheck.com/article/257317/in-21-broadcasters-need-new-revenue-ideas/
Jessell | In '21, Broadcasters Need New Revenue Ideas
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As this year’s political windfall rolls into a lean recovery year, broadcasters should target Big Tech with a BMI-like model and look to innovations like Graham Media’s membership scheme for some ...
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How to avoid mistakenly #spreading misinformation. #TruthSeekers over #fakenews. morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2020/10/28/5-12-steps-fact-checking-social-media-feed ![]()
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5 and a 1/2 Steps for Fact Checking Your Social Media Feed
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It's more important than ever to know how to spot misinformation on social media
#Google, #Facebook and #Twitter CEOs exchange words with senators over Section 230: www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2020/10/28/google-facebook-twitter-ceos-spar-us-lawmakers-secti...![]()
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Section 230 is a 26-word provision in a 1996 law that says internet companies can't be held liable for the content their users post. Some quotes from yesterday's #Senate panel debate, all courtesy of Morning Brew, plus my thoughts on each:![]()
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*"Section 230 is the Internet’s most important law for free speech and safety.”![]()
—Twitter's Jack Dorsey claimed weakening the protections offered by the law would change the fabric of the digital world.![]()
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Tech companies are like phone companies, traditionally known as common carriers. Historically, they simply transmitted messages without concern over the content. (Ma Bell wouldn't listen in to your private conversation.) Today, things are different. Messages can be seen by millions. Companies can find and flag inappropriate material. Therefore, change Section 230 to improve it. (I'd say the same about Obamacare, without throwing the whole thing out.) These days, there has to be at least some tech company responsibility.![]()
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*“Congress should update the law to make sure it’s working as intended.”![]()
—Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said he supports change because more clarity around content moderation benefits everybody, including the platforms.![]()
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I don't think 26 words is specific enough for any authority to decide whether a tech company is doing its job or not. Somebody needs to be held responsible for certain posts.![]()
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*"Mr. Dorsey, who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed to report…?”![]()
—Republican Sen. Ted Cruz broke out the H-E-double-hockey-sticks, reprimanding Twitter for disabling the sharing of a New York Post article about #HunterBiden.![]()
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Jack Dorsey owns Twitter, supposedly a tech company. He is not in charge of what the media are allowed to report. A free press is part of the Bill of Rights, which has been around well before any of us were born. The NY Post is for sale all over New York and uncensored on its website, and people share articles on social media. Sen. Cruz, who usually believes in personal freedom, was instead focused on one particular story he found to be partisan, when he should've been looking at the issue as a whole.![]()
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*“The issue is not that these companies ... are taking too many posts down. The issue is that they are leaving too many dangerous posts up.”![]()
—Democratic Sen. Ed Markey said tech companies could go further in limiting the spread of hate speech and misinformation.![]()
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I absolutely agree. Posts that encourage hate and violence should not stay up. Posts with lies or unproven material (like the NY Post article) could be taken down, or have a warning or disclaimer added, like social media companies have been doing during the run-up to Election Day, even to President Donald J. Trump's claims.![]()
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I think the best solution would be making the tech/social media companies completely responsible if they get complaints. They should be forced to investigate and do something about posts that are not worthy of the world's attention within, say, 12 hours. I came up with that time by considering how many posts could be flagged and investigated properly. I'm certainly not married to 12 hours, and would encourage the companies to work together to get hate, violence and lies off each other's sites. If the rule is the same for all, then the companies' decisions would likely be the same.![]()
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BAD JUDGMENT: #Facebook should fire its moderators who made 455 mistakes. No excuse. Who knows how many more killings the post could've caused? And how many of us had trouble with uncontroversial posts? #Kenosha #violence smartnews.link/w/8zpu
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CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the reason the militia page and an associated event remained online after a shooting that killed two people was due to “an operational mistake.”
Beirut has a little something similar to Philadelphia. Talking art, not protests nor tear gas.
FRIVOLOUS FRUIT? Where is the confusion? You know #apple. The other #company is a five-employee startup called Prepear. It's an #app for cooking recipes! 🍎🍐 www.entrepreneur.com/article/354644
Apple Sues Small Business With Pear Logo Because 'People Can Get Confused'
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Users are furious at Apple's attitude toward the five-employee company.
ALL THE #NEWS THAT'S FIT TO... For the first time, The New York Times brought in more #money from digital ($189 million) than print ($175 million), last quarter. www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2020/08/05/new-york-times-hits-digital-milestone
New York Times Hits Digital Milestone
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The Times is ruthlessly crushing its peers.
ROYAL RATING: Camilla admitted she "really hated the #Internet" but found it to be "brilliant" to communicate with #family and friends during the #Covid_19 lockdown. people.com/royals/prince-charles-camilla-change-twitter-name/
Prince Charles and Camilla Just Copied Kate Middleton and Prince William's Social Media Change
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Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall just made a big change to their Twitter name — following in the footsteps of Prince William and Kate Middleton
#COVID-19 led people with #Twitter accounts to use the #socialmedia platform more than a third more often, but advertisers pulled back. tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/251528/a-surge-of-new-users-for-twitter/
A Surge Of New Users For Twitter
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Average daily user growth spiked 34% in the second quarter, the company said Thursday, the largest jump in users ever recorded by the company.
Ignorant Twitter locked users out of their accounts for simply using the #starofdavid in their profile pictures. What if they wanted to show a #cross? #discrimination www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/star-of-david-deemed-hateful-imagery-by-twitter-635847
Star of David deemed 'hateful imagery' by Twitter
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Twitter users found themselves locked out of their accounts after using the Star of David in their profile images.
Interesting and important post! #HeatSafety #drink #healthRemember to keep yourself Hydrated..
#TwitterHacked: "#PresidentTrump essentially governs via the social network ... In the wrong hands, that account could start a war." Luckily, his Twitter account "did not appear to be compromised." #security www.axios.com/twitters-big-hack-bares-broad-dangers-b6c05341-c2a6-468e-b719-5b52b411c941.html
Twitter's big hack bares broad dangers
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The platform is a central nervous system for politics and journalism — and it's vulnerable.
I use Google Trends to pick the #best hashtags for my posts. It's great, but not the #bible. I #change some settings from defaults and use my judgment. For example, before publicizing yesterday's The Philly Files article, I chose to ignore a suggested synonym. wp.me/pb5TSh-1tZ
SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS #Trump #political campaign what's not working, and also what issue overwhelmingly concerns #Americans - www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-d0a68f79-064b-401b-ac8d-8e2ef5a6cddf.html?chunk=2&utm_term=ems...
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Google Trends data shows President Trump's "Sleepy Joe" name-calling isn't generating nearly the buzz "Crooked Hillary" or "Little Marco" did in 2016, Axios AM editor Shane Savitsky writes.
"#People’s opinions, thoughts, beliefs and views are becoming #news content at some stations" and "also being used to drive them to stations’ websites, #apps and other social media platforms." This article profiles a real-time polling platform. marketshare.tvnewscheck.com/2020/06/30/how-tv-stations-drive-audience-by-polling-viewers-thoughts/
How TV Stations Drive Audience By Polling Viewers
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How people think and feel about what’s in the news, politics and other issues like the pandemic and racism, is being used by some local stations to hold news viewers deeper into newscasts and in som...
How about reminding people not to jaywalk so they don't get #killed? That would be the #public #service. Obviously crossing a major six-lane road whenever you feel like it is dangerous. And the generic picture of an emergency room doesn't help this post. If I really, really had to, a generic look of a crash or police tape on a street would've been better. (Center City is Philadelphia's term for downtown. I would not have used that phrase after reading the location - or posted this now considering the incident happened yesterday evening, probably before most of you reading had gone to bed.)
#Headline of the day! (Who has a beef with a #fake cow?) #news www.fresnobee.com/news/nation-world/national/article243664982.html
Devin Nunes can’t sue Twitter over statements by fake cow, judge rules
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A judge has ruled that Rep. Devin Nunes has no right to sue Twitter over statements made by a fake Internet cow, someone parodying his mother and a Republican strategist.
Stan Wischnowski was the Philadelphia Inquirer's fifth executive editor in 10 years. #editorial #decision #executivesearch www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanberr/2020/06/07/philadelphia-inquirer-chief-to-depart-as-media-wrest...
‘New York Times’, ‘Philadelphia Inquirer’ Editors Resign Amidst Newsroom Diversity Challenges
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New York Times Editorial Page Editor James Bennet resigned Saturday, less than a week after the paper came under fire for running an inaccurate editorial from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) calling for the de...
“Running this puts Black @NYTimes staff in danger.”![]()
That's what dozens of Times employees tweeted after the #editorial board ran an op-ed piece from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) calling for the #military to be deployed to cities during #protests. www.poynter.org/newsletters/2020/an-op-ed-controversy-led-to-a-new-york-times-revolt-heres-what-h...
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Readers accused the Times of publishing divisive and potentially harmful rhetoric. The pushback was just as loud inside the Times.
The Philadelphia Inquirer feels the headline issue is important enough to have editors issue an #apology, but only let it reach subscribers. Being the #voice of the #community means lowering its paywall so the community can actually read it!
Facebook employees refused to report to work in a coordinated protest against CEO Mark Zuckerburg's position on the company's role as a fact check: www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2020/06/01/facebook-employees-stage-virtual-walkout-protest-zuc...
Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout Over Zuckerberg's Stance on Trump Tweets
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High level employees refused to report to work