Category: Social Media

California May Ask Social Media to Report How They Monitor Users to Combat ‘Hate Speech,’ ‘Misinformation’

July 8, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—A state bill that would require social media platforms to share how they monitor their users’ activities and contents to combat “hate, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and extreme political polarization” made its way through a senate committee last week. Assembly Bill 587, dubbed the Social Media Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021, would require social media…

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Dave Rubin Suspended by Twitter After Defending Jordan Peterson

July 7, 2022
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Twitter suspended Dave Rubin after the conservative talk show host defended renowned Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson. “I have been suspended by Twitter for posting a screenshot of Jordan Peterson’s tweet which got he himself suspended,” Rubin wrote in a statement on July 5. “While it is unclear how I broke their terms of service,” he continued, “it…

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TikTok Blamed as Teen Vaping in Britain Doubles

July 7, 2022
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Social media platforms have been blamed for inaction over vaping promotions targeting children, with TikTok named as “the worst offender.” It comes as a survey (pdf) published on Thursday suggested 1 in 14 underage teens are regularly vaping. The YouGov survey, commissioned by charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and partly funded by the Department…

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Twitter Files Petition Against Indian Government’s Online Censorship

July 7, 2022
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Twitter Inc. has petitioned an Indian high court to overturn the government’s content removal orders after the Indian government warned of “serious consequences” for noncompliance with such orders. The social media giant filed a writ petition with the Karnataka High Court on July 5 and sought judicial review of some of the content included in…

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Journalist Alex Berenson Reaches Settlement With Twitter

July 5, 2022
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Independent journalist Alex Berenson and Twitter have agreed to a settlement over a lawsuit that alleged the big tech company violated Berenson’s constitutional rights when it banned him. The parties “have reached a settlement in principle,” according to a joint stipulation filed in federal court in California on June 29. However, additional time is needed…

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New Free Speech Platform Seeking to Promote Clean, Traditional Content Opens in New York

July 4, 2022
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MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—A platform dedicated to promoting clean and traditional content has opened in Orange County on Independence Day, receiving a warm welcome from the city’s mayor and other local officials. “It’s a perfect day: Fourth of July, we’re celebrating the diversity of America and the freedoms that we have—freedom of religion, freedom of speech—and all…

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Free Speech Platform Focused on Clean, Traditional Content Launched in New York’s Middletown

July 4, 2022
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MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—A platform dedicated to promoting clean and traditional content has opened in Orange County on Independence Day, receiving a warm welcome from the city’s mayor and other local officials. “It’s a perfect day: Fourth of July, we’re celebrating the diversity of America and the freedoms that we have—freedom of religion, freedom of speech—and all…

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Platform Focused on Clean, Traditional Content Launched in New York’s Middletown

July 4, 2022
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MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—A platform dedicated to promoting clean and traditional content has opened in Orange County on Independence Day, receiving a warm welcome from the city’s mayor and other local officials. “It’s a perfect day: Fourth of July, we’re celebrating the diversity of America and the freedoms that we have—freedom of religion, freedom of speech—and all…

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British Army’s YouTube and Twitter Accounts Briefly Spammed With Crypto Video and Elon Musk Photos

July 4, 2022
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An investigation is underway after the British Army’s social media accounts were briefly hijacked on Sunday. The army’s YouTube channel was renamed “Ark Invest”—a global investment management firm—and featured a number a videos on cyptocurrency with images of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. The Epoch Times has contacted Ark Invest for comment. Its Twitter account was…

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Australian Senator Questions Local TikTok Boss After CEO Admits User Data Accessible in China

July 3, 2022
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Australian Senator James Paterson has written to the local boss of Chinese-owned TikTok following reports that the music app’s data was being accessed in mainland China. The senator cited comments from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew claiming that “China-based employees, can have access to TikTok U.S. user data …” in his correspondence to the U.S….

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