Tag: politics
We Staged a Debate to Test the Bluetooth Earrings Kamala Harris Didn’t Wear
Could Vice President Harris have used these Bluetooth audio earrings to gain any debate advantage? Not on your life. Source
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter Account Has Been Permanently Suspended
Twitter permanently blocked the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Sunday for her repeated violations of the website’s policies on COVID-19 misinformation. “We’ve been clear that, per our strike system for this policy, we will permanently suspend accounts for repeated violations of the policy,” a Twitter spokesperson said…
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Apple and Google bow to pressure in Russia to remove Kremlin critic’s tactical voting app
Apple and Google have removed a tactical voting app created by the organization of jailed Kremlin critic, Alexei Navalny, from their respective mobile app stores in Russia. Earlier this week Reuters reported that the Russian state had been amping up the pressure on foreign tech giants ahead of federal elections…
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Twitter Permanently Suspended Eight Accounts That Had Been Promoting Pro-Trump “Audits” Of The 2020 Election
Twitter has permanently suspended eight accounts that spread former president Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election and pushed for partisan “audits” to find evidence to support those falsehoods, the platform’s latest suspensions directed at the audits. Among those suspended was the official Twitter account for the ongoing, Republican-led audit…
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Medium sees more employee exits after CEO publishes ‘culture memo’
In April, Medium CEO Ev Williams wrote a memo to his staff about the company’s shifting culture in the wake of a challenging year. “A healthy culture brings out the best in people,” he wrote. “They feel psychologically safe voicing their ideas and engaging in debate to find the best…
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“If It’s On YouTube, It Must Be OK”: Young Vietnamese Americans Say Their Parents Are Falling Prey To Conspiracy Videos
Maria Nguyen for BuzzFeed News Young Vietnamese Americans are desperately trying to counter social media algorithms and far-right YouTube personalities that have pulled their families into conspiracy theories, strained relationships, and caused paranoia about the safety of vaccinations. “If you spoke to any young Vietnamese American now, they’ll probably talk…
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