social media bias
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In The NewsJohn Hugh DeMastriDecember 12, 2022
‘Slippery Slope’: Internal Docs Show Just One Twitter Employee Raising ‘Serious’ Free-Speech Concerns Over Trump Ban
In the immediate aftermath of Jan. 6, a junior staffer at Twitter was the only employee that appeared to express…
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Science, Technology, and Social MediaTrevor SchakohlDecember 10, 2022
Twitter Censors Allowed Liberals To Spread Election Conspiracy Theories During 2020, Docs Show
Authorities at Twitter chose not suppress particular references some liberal figures made to 2020 election conspiracy theories, despite marking some…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Twitter’s Chief Censor Met Weekly With US Intelligence Officials While Trump Was In Office, Internal Comms Reveal
Twitter’s former Head of Trust and Safety, Yoel Roth, had weekly meetings with the FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Twitter Execs Who Claimed There’s No ‘Shadow-Banning’ Have Been Caught In A ‘Lie,’ Reporter Tells Tucker Carlson
Twitter executives who claimed that there was no “shadow-banning” on the platform have been caught in a “lie,” a New…
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Science, Technology, and Social MediaHarold HutchisonDecember 9, 2022
‘Secret’ Twitter Committee ‘Acknowledged’ Libs Of TikTok Didn’t Violate ‘Hateful Conduct Policy’ After Multiple Suspensions, Memo Shows
A “secret” Twitter committee moderating high-profile accounts “acknowledged” that Libs of TikTok did not violate the site’s “Hateful Conduct policy,”…
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Science, Technology, and Social MediaJohn Hugh DeMastriDecember 2, 2022
Elon Musk Releases Details on How Twitter Censored Hunter Biden Laptop Story
Matt Taibbi, contributing editor at Rolling Stone, released what Elon Musk has referred to as “The Twitter Files,” Friday afternoon…
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White House Watch
‘Views Were Silenced’: Law Professor Breaks Down How Biden-Big Tech ‘Censorship’ Could ‘Run Afoul’ Of Constitution
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said that social media companies apparently served as surrogate censors for the Biden…
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Science, Technology, and Social MediaTrevor SchakohlSeptember 17, 2022
Federal Court Upholds Texas Social Media Bill, Rules Corporations Do Not Have ‘Right’ To Censor
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals preserved Texas state law Friday that would stop large social media platforms from…
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Science, Technology, and Social MediaMax KeatingJuly 6, 2022
Elon Musk Slams Twitter For Suspension Of Prominent Conservative
Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk condemned Twitter’s decision to ban noted psychologist Jordan Peterson on Tuesday. Peterson’s daughter announced…
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Science, Technology, and Social MediaBryan BabbMay 19, 2022
They Never Learn: Twitter to Suppress ‘False’, ‘Misleading’ Tweets Under ‘Crisis Misinformation’ Policy
Twitter announced Thursday that the company would be implementing a new policy for its users that would focus on making…
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Opinion
April 25, 2022: The Day The Democrats’ Whole World Reversed Polarity
On April 24, 2022, a billionaire owning Twitter was acceptable to Democrats. On April 25th a billionaire owning Twitter was…
Read More » - Laurel DugganApril 5, 2022
BLM Leaders Are Calling The Shots On Social Media Censorship
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) leaders reportedly used their influence with social media platforms to censor reporting on…
Read More » - Rich MitchellApril 2, 2022
Are You Willing to Appreciate Free Speech or are You Just Like Twitter?
Facebook and Twitter both filter what you see, decide what you should believe, and make sure anything you see or…
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Opinion
The Most Blatantly Biased Social Media Censorship Decisions of the Week
This is a version of an article published in the Out of Frame Weekly, an email newsletter about the intersection…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
The Social Media Space May be About to Get Even More Crowded
Some high-profile names have already created alternatives to Facebook, Youtube and Twitter. Jason Miller, Donald Trump, and Dan Bongino all…
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