In the Trump era, Facebook’s vulnerabilities should be clear to all. Just this week, the company revealed that the platform was being misused by accounts based in Iran that were peddling propaganda. Perhaps worse still, a New York Times article suggested that Facebook helps lure people into virulent, even violent xenophobia. Couple this recent news with the obvious influence of Facebook…
LOOK OUT FACEBOOK, CHRISTIAN TECH EXPERT WARNS Proposing alternative to dominant social media sites on web BOB UNRUH| Archive Steven Andrew, a Christian and Silicon Valley-tech type, might just be recalling the halcyon days of Best Products, F.W. Woolworth, Blockbuster, Osco, Circuit City, CompUSA and a long list of other big businesses that have disappeared. Only…
Are Facebook Censors Eroding Freedom of Speech? By Dennis Jamison —— Bio and Archives—July 18, 2018 Today a House Judiciary Committee received testimony from social media leadership in relation to the investigation into the appearance of purposeful political bias and religious bias within the social media arena. Representatives from YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook appeared at the hearing Deliberate…
Is Facebook Evil?I don’t think that the concept behind Facebook is evil. It’s a great way for friends to stay connected over time and distance. You share family photos and videos, keep up with buddies from college, and collect a wide variety of water cooler topics for the day. But the liberal bias of the…
GOP Agriculture Commissioner candidate Matt Caldwell has a message for Facebook after he says his pro-Second Amendment ad was removed: “Don’t tread on me.” The candidate, also a North Fort Myers state representative, argues Facebook was motivated by “institutional liberalism” in choosing to ban the ad. The 15-second spot, titled “That’s All There Is To It,” is still available…
Facebook has blocked this Pastor from 88 million users Updated, 5/9/2020 After Facebook blocked more than 88 million people from Steven Andrew’s conservative and pro-Christian posts, the mild-mannered pastor decided to fight back by creating a powerful pro-American social media network. It’s called USA.Life, and “people are signing up as soon as they hear the…
Rep. Lamar Smith Rep. Smith is a Republican who has represented Texas’s 21st district since 1987. @LamarSmithTX21 Americans deserve the facts, objectively reported. They know media bias is pervasive. A recent Morning Consult poll found that only a quarter of voters now trust the media to tell them the truth, a record low. The media…
Excerpts from report from Congressional hearings yesterday… The clearest evidence so far that the social media giants are manipulating what you read, hear and see. WASHINGTON — While House Republicans pressed Facebook, Twitter and YouTube officials about charges of anti-conservative bias Tuesday, Democrats complained that the giant social media companies are bending over backwards to appease conservatives. Facebook took…
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