2022-02-15
When you have a funder who is actively elevating candidates who are denying the legitimacy of elections, & pledging to dismantle federal institutions — that is a direct assault on the foundation of democracy. https://twitter.com/...
New York Times
A profile of Peter Thiel, who plans to leave Meta's board to focus on politics, funding far-right MAGA candidates who peddle conspiracies and deny Biden won
NYT @rmac18 and @llerer 1st reported about his involvement yesterday — More details about the app on @axios: https://www.axios.com/... @nycsouthpaw : NYT profiles Peter Thiel, the ...
2021-08-20
The bomb suspect was able to livestream on Facebook FOR HOURS before FB shut him off. Facebook is a crime scene, profiting from subverting elections & live-streaming massacres. A Kenosha Militia's Call-to-Arms FB Event was reported 455 times: FB ruled it didn't violate its rules. https://twitter.com/...
Politico
Library of Congress bomb suspect livestreamed on Facebook for 71 minutes as he sat in his car surrounded by federal agents before Facebook took down his account
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2021-02-03
A Genocide was incited on Facebook by Posts From Myanmar's Military, who just led a coup. Anti-Rohingya propaganda fueled ethic cleansing & atrocities. Facebook admitted it was used to incite violence in Myanmar, yet still provides users instructions on how to dehumanize Muslims. https://twitter.com/...
BuzzFeed News
Facebook says it will try to protect posts that criticized Myanmar's military and its coup and will remove content that praises or supports the coup
After failing to stem the hate speech and misinformation that fueled a genocide in Myanmar, Facebook now says it plans …
2021-01-17
Misinformation about election fraud plunged 73% after Twitter banned Trump... underscoring the power of tech companies to limit the lies poisoning public debate when they act aggressively. Insurrectionists decry cancel culture... to avoid accountability. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Washington Post
Analytics firm Zignal Labs: online misinformation about election fraud dropped 73% in the week after several social media sites suspended Trump and key allies
Zignal Labs charts 73 percent decline on Twitter and beyond following historic action against the president
“A powerful, integrated disinformation ecosystem — composed of high-profile influencers, rank-and-file followers & Trump himself — was central to pushing millions of Americans to reject the election results & may have trouble surviving without his social media accounts.” https://twitter.com/...
Washington Post
Analytics firm Zignal Labs: online misinformation about election fraud dropped 73% in the week after several social media sites suspended Trump and key allies
Zignal Labs charts 73 percent decline on Twitter and beyond following historic action against the president