Tag: social media
The RESTRICT Act could ban TikTok and other foreign-based technologies
The bill would allow the Department of Commerce to review and ban any foreign-based technologies that pose a risk to national security by use of Americans' user data.
How to get to the root of the social media crisis
Section 230 reform isn’t going to solve our problems.
States ask appeals court to reinstate 2020 antitrust lawsuit against Meta...
The lawsuit, which was originally filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), alleged that "Meta used its monopoly power to buy potential competitors and curtail competitive behavior."
“Libs of TikTok” and the right’s war on public education
This seems like the ultimate end game of all these attacks on public education.
Social media giants get a failing grade on climate disinformation
“As fossil fuel industry-backed climate disinformation pollutes users’ social media feeds and fans the flames of the climate crisis, tech companies are leaving the public in the dark.”
Social media giants’ climate misinformation policies leave users ‘in the dark’:...
"Despite half of U.S. and U.K. adults getting their news from social media, social media companies have not taken the steps necessary to fight industry-backed deception," reads the report.
Far-right groups move to messaging apps as tech companies crack down...
For years, social media allowed far-right violent extremists to recruit and organize on a multitude of platforms.
5 ways to push the climate conversation on social media
If all else fails, amplify the methane out of positive social norms!!!
From porn to tweets and online bullying; The Age of Abuse
Unity, cooperation and tolerance are the pre-eminent values of the time.
25 Dallas police officers face disciplinary measures for bigoted social media...
“We hope this is shifting the conversations in the department away from a them-versus-us mentality and into a community policing mentality.”
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Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...
Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
Just 36 companies drove half the world’s climate-altering emissions in 2023: New report
Released today by the Carbon Majors project, the list is dominated by coal, cement, and oil producers.
Trump and Musk’s plan to slash 83,000 VA jobs sparks outrage
A leaked internal memo from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has revealed that the Trump administration, in coordination with Elon Musk’s...
Why is Trump sabotaging our national security?
Trump ordered the cyber command at DOD, to "stand down" regarding any monitoring of Russian actions. This is how this could damage our national security.
Supreme Court weakens clean water protections, allowing more raw sewage discharge into US waterways
The ruling blocks the EPA from enforcing broad water quality limits through “end result” permits, which require cities and businesses to ensure discharged water meets pollution standards.