Censoring Donald Trump Is More “Dangerous To Democracy” Than Anything He

Could Ever Say… Oligarchs and social media giants are now claiming a monopoly on “the truth”, that should worry everyone… The media have called the election for Biden, but the counting goes on and there is a legal case in the offing. But whoever emerges from this deluge of sludge, fraud and propaganda to become president of the United States, there has undoubtedly already been one big loser – freedom of speech. Earlier that night, MSNBC had cut away from Trump’s first speech claiming victory, with anchor Brian Williams claiming it was “not rooted in reality” and “dangerous”. Social media companies were doing the same thing. Within hours of it being set up Facebook deleted a group protesting the election result, while twitter reduced the President’s timeline to this: This isn’t about defending Donald Trump, or even agreeing that the election was rigged (although…

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Cancel Culture Is Only the Beginning of Big Tech’s Control It’s Really

Short Term… Social media has seeped into virtually all aspects of modern life. The vast social media universe collectively now holds 3.8 billion users, representing roughly 50% of the global population. With an additional billion internet users projected to come online in the coming years, Visual Capitalist’s Aran Ali notes that it’s possible that the social media universe could expand even further. How the Networks Stack Up To begin, let’s take a look at how social networks compare in terms of monthly active users (MAUs)—an industry metric widely used to gauge the success of these platforms. Here’s a closer look at individual social platforms, and their trials and tribulations: Facebook To put it mildly, Facebook has had its hands full. A flurry of companies are boycotting Facebook’s ads, while the platform struggles to fend off the spread of misinformation. Yet, its stock price continues to advance to new highs while…

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Up-Date 3/31/2020: God Will Crush the Wicked — Apple’s Supply Chain Woes Are Just the Beginning

CNN’s Chris Cuomo Diagnosed With Coronavirus Flu CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has been diagnosed with COVID-19 flu, the network said in a memo to employees on Tuesday. “In these difficult times that seem to get more difficult and complicated by the day, I just found out that I am positive for coronavirus,” Cuomo wrote in a message on Twitter. CNN reports that Cuomo was most recently at CNN’s offices in the Hudson Yards neighborhood of New York City last Friday. He anchored from his home on Monday and interviewed his brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. “I have been exposed to people in recent days who have subsequently tested positive and I had fevers, chills and shortness of breath,” he wrote. “I just hope I didn’t give it to the kids and Cristina. That would make me feel worse than this illness!” Cuomo said…

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