Donald Trump
The White House is the latest victim of YouTube’s bogus copyright system
Trump has had many of his viral memes suppressed this year as a result of questionable copyright claims.
Ex-Google and Facebook employee says silicon valley’s use of H1B visa is “institutional slavery”
The fact that foreign workers depend on continued employment to avoid deportation means that they will accept working conditions and treatment by managers that US workers, with incomparably greater job options, never would.
YouTube says rule exceptions are made with content from some politicians
YouTube’s CEO Susan Wojcicki spoke at The Atlantic Festival.
Facebook says politicians are exempt from third-party fact-checking program but still fact-checks their posts
The exemption will only apply to “organic content” that has been created by the politician.
Kara Swisher and Sarah Jeong say there is no evidence of social media bias against conservatives
Numerous investigative reports and leaked documents have shown big tech algorithms and employees appearing to suppress conservative content in 2019.
Angel Mom’s post about illegal immigrant crime is censored on Facebook for “hate speech”
The latest example is Facebook’s decision to remove posts from the personal page of Mary Ann Mendoza, a woman whose son, a police officer, was killed by a drunk-driving illegal immigrant back in 2014.
Apple News criticized after study shows vast majority of curated articles come from just a handful of sources
What they found is that Apple gives clear preference to big names, and not even very many of those.
Howard Shultz thinks the “vitriol” of online voices contributed to ending 2020 Presidential campaign
“The exhausted majority has largely tuned out of political life online and in the news, leaving the extreme voices to define the debate,” said Schultz
FTC and FCC reportedly worried about Trump’s plan to “police” social media
They reportedly argue that it could lead to more censorship.
Google appears reluctant to blame China for anti-Hong Kong protest propaganda
Does Google want to keep China close?
Trump’s meme master Carpe Donktum announces new platform, blocked by Facebook within hours
Just hours after its launched, Facebook blocked people sharing the website.
China hits back at Facebook and Twitter after anti-protestor propaganda was removed
It’s thought Chinese companies may start to pull advertising from China in retaliation.