Social Media Tag

The Purge Deepens, Literary Agent Fired Merely For Having Parler and Gab Accounts

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 29, 2021 33 Comments

We have covered a gazillion cases since last spring of people 'cancelled' for social media posting or public statements that offend the dominant leftist orthodoxy on campus and elsewhere. It's very personal combat, almost always left cancelling right, and it's setting the nation against itself.

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Capitol Hill Riot: DOJ Arrest Reports Focus On Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Barely Mention Parler

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 28, 2021 15 Comments

The takedown of Parler was purportedly based on its unique role in fomenting hate online relating to its alleged outsize role in the events at the Capitol on January 6th.  Having spent a couple days weeding through the DOJ's published arrest reports, I found little mention of Parler, but plenty of alleged criminal conduct referencing Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, in the charging document.

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Revenge of the Nerds: Reddit “WallStreetBets” Short Squeezes Hedge Fund on GameStop Stock

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 28, 2021 65 Comments

The last time I headed into GameStop, a chain store selling a wide variety of games (software, board, role-playing), was about four years ago when my son participated in a "Magic the Gathering" tournament.

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Trust in Traditional Media Hits 46%, a New Low

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 21, 2021 63 Comments

Axios reported that Edelman's annual trust barometer showed a major drop in Americans trusting traditional media and social media.

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Hungary Mulls Sanctions Against Social Media Giants Over Free Speech Curbs

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 19, 2021 20 Comments

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government has considered sanctions against Facebook, Twitter, and other social media giants for silencing free speech.

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Mexican President Launches International Campaign Against Social Media Censorship

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 15, 2021 15 Comments

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador began an international campaign to fight against censorship by social media companies after they all banned President Donald Trump.

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Retired Chicago Firefighter Falsely Accused of Murder at Capitol Riot by Social Media Trolls

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 22 Comments

A retired firefighter in Chicago named David Quintavalle, who wasn't even in Washington, DC on the day of the unrest at the Capitol, was accused of murder during the incident by people fanning the flames on social media.

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Twitter Insider Video Shows Jack Dorsey Admitting Political Censorship Won’t End Soon

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 14, 2021 32 Comments

A Twitter insider gave James O'Keefe's Project Veritas a video of CEO Jack Dorsey admitting that more political censorship is coming. He is not talking about the left.

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Hard-Hitting Journalism: Media Slams Vogue Magazine Over ‘Disrespectful’ Kamala Harris Cover

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 14, 2021 36 Comments

Anyone wondering if the MSM would go soft on the incoming Biden-Harris administration should fret no more. Just this week, reporters and anchors alike have spent a considerable amount of time reporting not just on the fallout from the Capitol riots but also on the "outrage" surrounding Vogue's Kamala Harris cover.

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Big Tech is Following Higher Education’s Method of Deplatforming Conservatives

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 13, 2021 3 Comments

"This is a direct threat to our student democracy"...

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Self-awareness fail: Twitter condemns Ugandan internet shutdowns

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 12, 2021 13 Comments

Tuesday, Twitter Public Policy tweeted in response to reports that Ugandan internet service providers were blocking social media and messaging apps.

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The claim that Parler represents some unique risk to public safety is a lie driven by politics

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 10, 2021 103 Comments

The takedown of Parler, currently in progress, is one of most chilling and ominous signs that this country is heading to a very bad place, a lot worse than we have seen.

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Merkel’s Government Seeks to Revive Hate Speech Law Citing Capitol Hill Events

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 09, 2021 32 Comments

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government wants to revive a controversial hate speech law citing the recent mayhem on the U.S. Capitol Hill.

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Facebook Purges #WalkAway Movement Page, Thousands of Testimonials Gone

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 09, 2021 57 Comments

The WalkAway movement was started by Brandon Straka, who left the Democrat party and became a Trump-supporting conservative after the 2016 election. Straka inspired hundreds of thousands of other Americans who felt the Democrats had moved too far left and also walked away from the party. Now Facebook has purged his page.

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University Assistant Football Coach Fired for ‘Hateful’ Tweet Critical of Stacey Abrams

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 09, 2021 6 Comments

"assistant football coach for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga"...

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Dan Bongino Leaves Twitter for Parler After Being Locked Out of His Account

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 08, 2021 30 Comments

Conservative commentator Dan Bongino has announced that he is leaving Twitter for good after his account was suspended for sharing the video of President Trump telling DC protesters to go home. Social media censorship and bans have increased in recent days, as even Trump was locked out of multiple accounts.

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Facebook, YouTube, Shopify All Move to Deplatform Trump and Questions About 2020 Election

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 07, 2021 54 Comments

In response to the breach of the Capitol building, several online platforms have deplatformed Trump.

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Key Biden Transition Team Positions Go To Facebook and Google Execs

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 12, 2020 29 Comments

Throughout the Obama-Biden reign and especially as it came to a close, Obama administration officials flooded into Silicon Valley, taking top jobs at Google, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, and other Big Tech entities.  Now Biden is tapping the Obama admin-Silicon Valley revolving door for top spots in his administration.

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