Social: FCC Commissioner wants to ban TikTok in the U.S.
“If you look at the history of TikTok’s malign data flows and its misleading representations, I don’t see a path forward for anything other than a blanket ban working,” he…
US government attempted to control online speech about Covid topics
Twitter censored online speech about Covid topics. 100% of what most of us see is selectively reported, edited, hidden, then curated, promoted, de-emphasized, censored as part of someone's propaganda campaign.
Social media: Twitter Blue Checks to be given pseudo censorship power over other’s tweets
Elite tweeters will be given greater weight in signaling the Twitter algorithm as to who should be shadow banned, pseudo shadow banned, or simply eliminate or phased down in being…
Social media: FB’s censorship program under fire for granting favors to the elite
It’s nice to be a member of the global elite and have special privileges: Under the program, Meta maintains a list of users including politicians, celebrities, and business partners –…
Social: The future of Twitter?
The U.S. government is discussing banning or limiting use of TikTok over alleged national security fears and data privacy - Twitter would be positioned to step in as a TikTok…
Social media: FBI accuses TikTok of being a Weapon of Mass Distraction
FBI Director Christopher Wray assured lawmakers that “it is certainly something that’s on our radar and we share your concerns.” Source: FBI is ‘extremely concerned’ about China’s influence through TikTok…
Business: Facebook’s massive bloat
The coddled kids at FB are upset: The parent company of Facebook informed its employees it would be cutting down on various perks including free laundry, dry cleaning and valet…
Tech: Not good for repeat sales, though – “Oculus founder claims he made a VR headset that actually kills you”
The founder of virtual reality (VR) firm Oculus claims he has designed a new headset that can kill you in real life if you die in a game. Source: Oculus…
Business: Meta (Facebook, IG) lays off over 11,000 workers
Think social media has peaked Meta is laying off 13% of its staff, or more than 11,000 employees, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees Wednesday. Source: Meta laying off more than…
Twitter: Media has meltdown over proposal to charge a fee for “Blue check”
Much of the media is having a meltdown over Twitter’s proposal to charge users for a Blue Check verified account. Here’s a quote from a Bloomberg news column: The plan…