President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the top federal housing deleted several tweets disparaging law enforcement and Republicans, the Senate Banking Committee’s ranking member said. Republican Sen. Pat Toomey urged Julia Gordon, who President Joe Biden nominated to lead the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), to assist him in recovering her deleted tweets in a letter…
Biden Nominee’s Deleted Tweets ‘Raise Serious Concerns’ About Fitness to Serve, GOP Senator Says
Biden Administration Pushes Social Media Companies to Combat COVID-19 ‘Misinformation’
July 15, 2021
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The surgeon general of the United States is calling on Big Tech to crack down on so-called COVID-19 misinformation, in a report released on the same day the White House acknowledged flagging posts for Facebook. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told reporters in Washington that he targeted social media misinformation with his first advisory because it…
Britain, EU Must Use Caution in New Online Rules: UN
GENEVA—Britain and other countries drawing up legislation to regulate online content—including racist abuse—must avoid overly broad definitions and over-reliance on algorithms that might curb free speech, United Nations officials warned on Wednesday. Some 40 new laws on social media have been adopted worldwide in the last two years, including Vietnam’s 2019 cybersecurity law, in which…
3 Ways to Boost Your Business’ Engagement on Social Media
Social media has become a driving force in terms of growing brand awareness for your company and finding your loyal customer base. If you want to convert fans and followers into customers for your products or clients for your services, you’ll want to—and need to boost engagement. The good news is that you can utilize…
North Carolina County Government Meeting Censored By YouTube
July 14, 2021
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A county board of commissioners in North Carolina is pushing back against tech giant Google after YouTube, owned by Google, deleted one of the board’s videos for allegedly violating YouTubes terms and conditions regarding medical misinformation. After its June 16 meeting, the Henderson County Board of Commissioners video upload on YouTube was taken down, prompting commissioners…
YouTube Censors North Carolina County Government Meeting
July 14, 2021
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A county board of commissioners in North Carolina is pushing back against tech giant Google after YouTube, owned by Google, deleted one of the board’s videos for allegedly violating YouTubes terms and conditions regarding medical misinformation. After its June 16 meeting, the Henderson County Board of Commissioners video upload on YouTube was taken down, prompting commissioners…
The Silicon Valley Dream and What Went Wrong (Part II)
July 14, 2021
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Commentary (This article is part two of a three-part series) Military Roots to Public-Focused Silicon Valley was created in the second World War to help the U.S. Army win the war. The government funded companies such as Fairchild Semiconductor. Berkeley, with its Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, was tasked with making an atomic bomb. People from…
WhatsApp Faces EU Consumer Complaint Over Privacy Update
LONDON—Facebook’s WhatsApp faces a complaint from European Union consumer groups who say the chat service has been unfairly pressuring users to accept a new privacy update in what it calls a breach of the bloc’s regulations. The European Consumer Organisation, or BEUC, filed a complaint Monday over the way WhatsApp has brought in changes to…
Reddit Expands Into Australia
Social news aggregator and discussion forum Reddit has opened its Australian office as part of an ongoing international expansion push. The physical office, located in Sydney’s harbourside Barangaroo precinct, will house a team tasked with expanding the company’s community engagement and advertising push. One expert says the company could be a tough competitor to incumbents…
Facts Matter (July 7): Trump Announces ‘Major’ Class-Action Lawsuits Against Twitter, Facebook, Google
President Trump just announced that he is filing a “major” class-action lawsuit against Twitter, Facebook, and Google for suspending his social media accounts. Joe Biden just announced a new plan to get more Americans vaccinated: his administration will begin sending agents of the federal government to do door-to-door canvassing. Leaders of the Democratic Socialists of…
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