“FAKE NEWS IS THE WORST” President Trump SLAMS Media During Social Media Order
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An Epidemic of Wuhan Virus Misinformation Is Spreading Online
Social media giants are finding it hard to quarantine fake news. A young boy reacts as he and thousands of others line up to purchase face masks from a makeshift stall after waiting for hours in Hong Kong on Feb. … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 15 November 2019
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Greetings from Tyler, As a follow up to last week’s Update on how the same media outlets can’t even tell you how cold it is without a reminder that global warming is the culprit, you may be surprised to learn … Read More
White House to convene social media summit after new Trump attacks
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© Greg Nash The White House said on Wednesday that it will hold a social media summit next month amid President Trump’s fresh attacks against internet platforms over allegations of anti-conservative bias. White House spokesman Judd Deere told The Hill in … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 28 June 2019
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Greetings from Tyler, The last bastion of freedom on earth is under a sustained attack from nearly every direction. It turns out that those who’ve benefited most from the free market and the opportunities they’ve been afforded are madder than … Read More
Emmanuel Macron, Facebook’s Zuckerberg Will Meet To Clamp Down On HATE SPEECH
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AP Photo / Francois Mori France has formulated draft legislation scheduled to hit Parliament’s agenda in the coming months to compel platforms like Google, Facebook and Twitter to remove hateful content within 24 hours or face heavy fines. Facebook CEO … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 3 May 2019
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Greetings from Tyler, Sorry there was no Update last week. If there had been, it would have told of the wonderful crowd we had for the events surrounding the Passover (Lord’s Supper) and the First Day of Unleavened Bread. … Read More
Facebook removes pages linked to Iran, Russia influence campaigns
Facebook announced Tuesday that it had removed more than 650 pages, groups, and accounts for what the social media giant termed “coordinated inauthentic behavior” that originated in Iran. The company also said that, unrelated to the Iran activity, it had … Read More
The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News
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Falsehoods almost always beat out the truth on Twitter, penetrating further, faster, and deeper into the social network than accurate information. KRISTA KENNELL / STONE / CATWALKER / SHUTTERSTOCK / THE ATLANTIC “Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after … Read More