Zuckerberg’s Meta risks becoming an engine for Trumpian propaganda
6 days, 13 hours ago

Zuckerberg’s Meta risks becoming an engine for Trumpian propaganda

The Independent  

During his pre-inauguration press conference, president-elect Donald Trump was asked whether he thought Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook was “because of your threats to him”. Mr Trump replied: “Probably.” At least Mr Trump’s judgement is sound on that – and corroborated by Mr Zuckerberg himself. In a social media clip, the Meta boss freely admitted that “the recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards, once again, prioritising speech. American politics risks becoming more unbalanced, as it would mean that every social media platform could be co-opted as an engine for Trumpian propaganda; allying perfectly with Fox News and other unregulated far-right outlets.

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Tech bro enemies Zuckerberg, Bezos and Musk jockey for position at Trump’s inauguration
12 hours, 21 minutes ago

Tech bro enemies Zuckerberg, Bezos and Musk jockey for position at Trump’s inauguration

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That is according to NBC News, which reported on Tuesday that "first buddy" Elon …

Mark Zuckerberg’s gaslighting can’t hide the truth for Donald Trump
1 day, 10 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s gaslighting can’t hide the truth for Donald Trump

Salon  

When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his company’s shameful decision to end fact-checking on its Facebook and Instagram platforms last Tuesday, he defended his decision in a five-minute video, claiming that it represented a return to the company’s “founding values.” In truth, Meta’s bottom line and Zuckerberg’s well-known tendency to accommodate himself to the prevailing political winds are the only …

DC Edit | Meta wrong to end fact checks
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1 day, 16 hours ago

DC Edit | Meta wrong to end fact checks

Deccan Chronicle  

At the core of this restructuring lies Zuckerberg’s decision to relax content moderation rules and phase out the third-party fact-checking platforms, which he claimed were stifling free speech and promoting bias. The company, which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, will use the community notes system, which is similar to the one used by Trump’s ally Elon Musk-led social media …

Advertisers’ concerned over Meta's ‘free speech’ overhaul, Zuckerberg's attempts to cosy up to Trump
2 days, 3 hours ago

Advertisers’ concerned over Meta's ‘free speech’ overhaul, Zuckerberg's attempts to cosy up to Trump

Firstpost  

By scrapping its fact-checking programme and relaxing hate speech rules, Meta risks losing the trust of brands, which generates a major chunk of its $135 billion annual revenue. Advertising executives have voiced apprehensions, with some calling the changes a “commercial conundrum.” Zuckerberg’s move coincides with a noticeable shift towards aligning Meta with Trump’s administration and Elon Musk’s ideology. Image Credit: …

Smart business? Currying favor? Why big tech leaders are friending and funding Trump
4 days, 10 hours ago

Smart business? Currying favor? Why big tech leaders are friending and funding Trump

LA Times  

Elon Musk speaks before President-elect Donald Trump, then a nominee, at an October campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York. It also will move remaining safety and content moderation teams out of California and into Texas, which Zuckerberg suggested would provide a less “biased” environment, and work directly with Trump “to push back on governments around the world …

‘They Are Certainly Singing a Different Tune’: A Key Trump Ally on Facebook
5 days, 10 hours ago

‘They Are Certainly Singing a Different Tune’: A Key Trump Ally on Facebook

Politico  

Conservatives have long complained about content moderation on social media platforms, and Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that Meta would be dropping its fact-checking operation was cheered by conservatives, though Breusewitz said many remain distrustful of Facebook. “I think some of Mark Zuckerberg’s right-wing arc began after Elon purchased X,” said Bruesewitz, who was speaking in his capacity as CEO of X …

Mark Zuckerberg is playing politics with Trump – and putting people’s safety at risk
5 days, 14 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg is playing politics with Trump – and putting people’s safety at risk

The Independent  

Move fast and break things. If there is one saying about the ethos of the new tribe of digital entrepreneurs – sometimes known as “information oligarchs” – it’s this one, credited to Mark Zuckerburg, CEO and founder of Meta. Imagine how such community notes would work in raging conflicts where communities are torn apart, extremely polarised or under unprecedented existential …

Mark Zuckerberg’s alliance with Donald Trump proves just how low he’ll go
5 days, 17 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s alliance with Donald Trump proves just how low he’ll go

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Meta’s choice of media outlet to announce its “free expression” overhaul was also telling: an exclusive interview …

The Internet’s Future Is Looking Bleaker by the Day
5 days, 22 hours ago

The Internet’s Future Is Looking Bleaker by the Day

Wired  

This is proving to be a monumental week on the tech and politics beat. On Tuesday, Meta announced that it would be ending its third-party fact-checking program and cutting down its rules barring hate speech in a move clearly targeted at appeasing one person—incoming president Donald Trump. Reel-ing Into a Second Trump Administration There’s a reason why mean-spirited TikTok users …

Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA conversion is complete as he tears up the internet and remakes it in Trump's image
1 week ago

Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA conversion is complete as he tears up the internet and remakes it in Trump's image

Daily Mail  

Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that he will end 'fact-checking' on Meta completes his turn from a man who banned Trump from his platform to a full supporter of the president-elect. Mark Zuckerberg 's announcement that he will end 'fact-checking' on Meta completes his turn from a man who banned Trump from his platform to a full supporter of the president-elect Zuckerberg …

Zuckerberg’s MAGA turn insulates Meta for a while. But the business has bigger problems
Top News
1 week ago

Zuckerberg’s MAGA turn insulates Meta for a while. But the business has bigger problems

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. New York CNN — Four years ago, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg banned Donald Trump from Facebook and Instagram, saying the risks of allowing him on the platforms were “simply too great” after Trump repeatedly used the sites to broadcast election lies and cheer on the January 6 mob. In …

Opinion: Meta is changing its rules and embracing Trump. What does that mean for the world?
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1 week ago

Opinion: Meta is changing its rules and embracing Trump. What does that mean for the world?

LA Times  

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta, appears at the computer graphics and interactives conference SIGGRAPH 2024 in Denver. Trump and major social media platforms have been warring for years over perceived anti-conservative bias, including Meta’s decision to shutter Trump’s accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Meta will err on the side of leaving up content that does not …

MAGA World Unimpressed At Zuckerberg's Apparent Concession To Trump: 'Talk Is Cheap'
1 week ago

MAGA World Unimpressed At Zuckerberg's Apparent Concession To Trump: 'Talk Is Cheap'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Mark Zuckerberg has failed to win the approval of Donald Trump loyalists after announcing Meta is dumping its third-party fact-checkers over concerns that the system had supposedly become “too politically biased.” In a video on Tuesday, Zuckerberg said his companies, which include Facebook and Instagram, will instead implement a user-generated “community notes” model similar to the one …

Meta to discontinue fact-checking, rely on user-based filtration: Zuckerberg
Top News
1 week ago

Meta to discontinue fact-checking, rely on user-based filtration: Zuckerberg

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Meta Platforms chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced a decision to do away with the company's long-standing fact checking teams—choosing instead to establish a ‘community notes’ mechanism akin to Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter. Zuckerberg’s other moves include backing the incoming Trump administration to influence global governments that the executive said has made it difficult for “American …

Mark Zuckerberg’s MAGA makeover will reshape the entire internet
Top News
1 week, 1 day ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s MAGA makeover will reshape the entire internet

CNN  

New York CNN — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making sweeping changes to the social internet, all in line with the desires of President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters. The recent elections “feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech,” Zuckerberg said in his announcement, justifying relaxed new content moderation rules on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Tuesday …

Musk ripped for demanding more ‘positive, beautiful’ content on his social media platform
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Musk ripped for demanding more ‘positive, beautiful’ content on his social media platform

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has been ripped for demanding people share more …

How Elon Musk’s influence has grown both online and offline in 2024
2 weeks, 5 days ago

How Elon Musk’s influence has grown both online and offline in 2024

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The debate around the billionaire has moved on dramatically over the last 12 months, from whether the …

Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots

Associated Press  

Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk’s X, which they view as increasingly leaning too far to the right given its owner’s support of President-elect Donald Trump, or wanting an alternative to Meta’s Threads and its algorithms. But Bluesky’s growth trajectory — with a user base that …

The rise of Bluesky: Elon Musk’s decentralised rival reaches 25 million users, rises as Twitter’s social media rival
1 month, 1 week ago

The rise of Bluesky: Elon Musk’s decentralised rival reaches 25 million users, rises as Twitter’s social media rival

Live Mint  

Bluesky, a decentralised social media platform, is witnessing significant growth, with its user base nearing 25 million. While platforms like Mastodon and Threads initially attracted users, Bluesky emerged as a promising alternative, particularly after Donald Trump’s recent presidential election. Musk’s social media platform has 611 million users as of April 2024. According to a Bluesky representative, the platform’s open network …

"He's a mythic figure": Gingrich fawns over Trump after Zuckerberg visit
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"He's a mythic figure": Gingrich fawns over Trump after Zuckerberg visit

Salon  

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich likened Donald Trump to heroes of ancient epics in a fawning interview with Fox News’s Kellyanne Conway. During a stop by "Hannity" on Friday, Gingrich rationalized Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s meeting with Trump as a sign that the Facebook boss understood the president-elect's special place in the world. “I think the only way you can …

After Trump-Musk bromance, Mark Zuckerberg ‘grateful’ for Mar-a-Lago invitation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

After Trump-Musk bromance, Mark Zuckerberg ‘grateful’ for Mar-a-Lago invitation

Hindustan Times  

Giant tech players are emerging as noticeable supporters of the incoming Donald Trump 2.0 administration. In 2019, US President Trump late Thursday posted a picture on Facebook and Twitter showing him shaking hands with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, but didn’t share details of their conversation. Mark Zuckerberg's team confirms Donald Trump meet-up “It’s an important time for the future of …

Elon Musk confirms that he’s limiting people’s ability to share outside news on X
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk confirms that he’s limiting people’s ability to share outside news on X

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has appeared to confirm that his social media company X, formerly …

Majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it, study finds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it, study finds

CNN  

New York CNN — A majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it with their audiences, a study published Tuesday by the UN’s scientific and cultural arm found, underscoring concerns that some of the biggest online figures can uncritically spread misleading claims. While only 12% of the surveyed influencers said they produced content about “current affairs/politics and …

‘Funniest idea ever’: Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr suggest buying MSNBC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Funniest idea ever’: Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr suggest buying MSNBC

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, jokingly suggested that he …

Bluesky adds 1 million users after US election as users ditch X
2 months ago

Bluesky adds 1 million users after US election as users ditch X

Al Jazeera  

Micro-blogging site says it now has more than 15 million users, up from nine million in September. Social media platform Bluesky has gained more than one million new users since the US presidential election, benefitting from an exodus of people unhappy with the direction of X under billionaire owner Elon Musk. On Wednesday, The Guardian newspaper announced it would no …

Fake AI ‘slop’ posts about Elon Musk surge on Facebook after election
2 months ago

Fake AI ‘slop’ posts about Elon Musk surge on Facebook after election

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Numerous examples of AI-generated …

News publisher flees Elon Musk’s X over ‘disturbing content’ after election
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2 months ago

News publisher flees Elon Musk’s X over ‘disturbing content’ after election

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Guardian newspaper has announced it is quitting Elon Musk’s …

Elon Musk spreading misinformation online? His own AI model Grok says ‘yes’
2 months ago

Elon Musk spreading misinformation online? His own AI model Grok says ‘yes’

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk’s own artificial intelligence model Grok has accepted that the Tesla billionaire is spreading misinformation online. The chatbot acknowledged that Musk has spread misinformation on various topics, including the 2024 US presidential elections, by leveraging his reach on X, the social media platform he owns. Elon Musk has significant reach as the owner of X Grok highlighted Musk’s role …

Twitter: Want to fight Donald Trump and Elon Musk? Delete your X accounts.
2 months, 1 week ago

Twitter: Want to fight Donald Trump and Elon Musk? Delete your X accounts.

Slate  

By the time Elon Musk closed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter in October 2022, aided in large part by a mafia of big banks and reactionary hedge fund owners, he’d already made quite clear what his new political project was going to be. He’d been egged on throughout the year by a coterie of far-right influencers and yes-men who …

'Truth Social is dead in the crib' after election win: analyst
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2 months, 1 week ago

'Truth Social is dead in the crib' after election win: analyst

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's Truth Social platform may have its future as a viable — yet money-losing — site impacted now that the former president is headed back to the Oval Office, according to an analyst. He added that the Trump win could end up being his Truth Social investor's loss – particularly if he sells off a substantial amount of stock …

Top Trump ally has gained 'an unfathomable status' with election win
2 months, 1 week ago

Top Trump ally has gained 'an unfathomable status' with election win

Raw Story  

Axios is reporting that X CEO Elon Musk has gained "an unfathomable status" with President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election. In fact, given his status as both the world's wealthiest man and a top political ally of an incoming presidential administration, Axios believes he is "the most powerful civilian — ever." Virtually every powerful voice in the Trump …

The Future of Political Influencers
2 months, 1 week ago

The Future of Political Influencers

Wired  

Since 2020, President Joe Biden’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaigns have pushed influencers and content creators into our political media ecosystem. The Biden administration invited these creators to policy briefings on issues important to young people, and they tagged along on the campaign trail—you know this, I’ve reported on it in the newsletter before. The groypers haven’t necessarily gone …

Elon Musk appears to have tweaked X’s algorithm to promote Trump, study claims
2 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk appears to have tweaked X’s algorithm to promote Trump, study claims

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Analysis of the social media platform – which the tech billionaire acquired in 2022 – showed that …

Expect This Election to Play Differently than 2020 on Social Media
2 months, 1 week ago

Expect This Election to Play Differently than 2020 on Social Media

Bloomberg  

Heading into the US presidential election four years ago, Facebook and Twitter instituted substantial policies to combat misleading political content, touted their investments into content moderation and promised to do all they could to avoid a free-for-all on their platforms. Just before Election Day in 2020, Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told investors the election would be a test …

Elon Musk's Political Influence: A Global Power Player's Rise and Fall
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk's Political Influence: A Global Power Player's Rise and Fall

CNN  

Elon Musk's numerous meetings with presidents, prime ministers and political candidates highlight his growing political influence. These conversations, both publicized and private, demonstrate his ability to impact global affairs through his companies, investments, and public persona. Musk's political activism has had a tangible impact on his businesses, with brands pulling their advertisements from X and SpaceX suing a California regulator …

Trump says he likes Zuckerberg more now that he’s ‘staying out of the election’
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump says he likes Zuckerberg more now that he’s ‘staying out of the election’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump also told New York Magazine that Zuckerberg told him in a phone call …

How Mark Zuckerberg went from liberal darling to phone calls with Trump
3 months, 1 week ago

How Mark Zuckerberg went from liberal darling to phone calls with Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Having once taken a harsh line against Covid …

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X
3 months, 2 weeks ago

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X

Salon  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a prolific spreader and amplifier of misinformation on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, a new report alleges. Two other accounts that experienced massive boosts from Musk either amplified or outright invented conspiracy theories suggesting that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign adopted a Nazi slogan; that Ukraine sold weapons to Hamas; and that Venezuelan …

‘Potential conflict’: Trump’s social media stake poses ethics headache
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Potential conflict’: Trump’s social media stake poses ethics headache

Politico  

“It’s a huge potential conflict of interest,” said Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette, director of government affairs for the Project on Government Oversight, in an interview. “It’s all the same problems, but I’d say ratcheted up a bit from last time.” Ever since Trump came to Washington in 2017, the billionaire’s business empire has been the subject of ethics concerns. Now, the growing …

Elon Musk posts then deletes shocking reaction to Donald Trump assassination attempt
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Elon Musk posts then deletes shocking reaction to Donald Trump assassination attempt

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk has once again stirred controversy after Secret Service agents managed to avert an assassination attempt on Donald Trump yesterday with an 'appalling' post on his social media platform X. Elon Musk has once again stirred controversy after Secret Service agents managed to avert an assassination attempt on Donald Trump yesterday Responding to a post that asked: 'Why they …

‘How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter’ authors say platform is ‘a tool for controlling political discourse’
4 months ago

‘How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter’ authors say platform is ‘a tool for controlling political discourse’

LA Times  

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter is the subject of a new book, “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter,” out Sept. 17. On the Shelf Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter By Kate Conger and Ryan Mac Penguin Press: 480 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose …

Trump’s $2B decision: Former president vows to hold onto social media venture stock
4 months ago

Trump’s $2B decision: Former president vows to hold onto social media venture stock

Politico  

“I don’t need money,” Trump said during a press conference in California, in response to a question. “I have absolutely no intention of selling.” He added: “We built this platform, and the reason I built it was I don’t want to have my voice shut down.” The $2 billion question of whether Trump will sell has hung over Trump Media …

Shed partisan glasses in reading Meta letter
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Shed partisan glasses in reading Meta letter

Hindustan Times  

Meta founder-CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to the United States House Judiciary Committee that says the Joe Biden administration “pressured” the digital giant to “censor” content on its platforms, including Facebook, has been weaponised by the Republicans in the election season. The Republicans have long claimed that social media companies have been colluding with liberal political persuasions and censoring conservative voices, …

How Mark Zuckerberg is moving to MAGA - after being called a 'secret Republican' in 2013
4 months, 2 weeks ago

How Mark Zuckerberg is moving to MAGA - after being called a 'secret Republican' in 2013

Daily Mail  

Mark Zuckerberg's bombshell letter to Congress this week calling the Biden administration's censorship campaign 'wrong' may signal yet another rightward shift in his politics. The billionaire tech mogul has even struck up a friendship with Trump's longtime ally UFC president Dana White — who introduced Trump at this year's 2024 Republican convention and still dreams of hosting a charity cage …

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says U.S. pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says U.S. pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'

Raw Story  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes U.S. government pressure on his social media platforms to take down certain Covid-19 content in 2021 was "wrong," and said he would resist similar attempts in the future, according to a letter submitted to a US congressional committee. Regarding the pandemic, the Facebook founder said the Biden administration had in 2021 "repeatedly pressured our teams …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says U.S. pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says U.S. pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'

The Hindu  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes U.S. government pressure on his social media platforms to take down certain Covid-19 content in 2021 was "wrong," and said he would resist similar attempts in the future, according to a letter submitted to a US congressional committee. Regarding the pandemic, the Facebook founder said the Biden administration had in 2021 "repeatedly pressured our teams …

At the risk of triggering another X pile-on, here’s why we must fight the Musk and Trump army
4 months, 3 weeks ago

At the risk of triggering another X pile-on, here’s why we must fight the Musk and Trump army

The Independent  

It’s generally considered a bad idea to attack a wasps’ nest with a stick, and the same holds true for saying disobliging things about Elon Musk. “And it works not by creating a consensus around any particular narrative but by muddying the waters so that consensus isn’t achievable.” To understand why this matters, you have to go back to the …

Column: Trump’s Truth Social stock is circling the drain
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Trump’s Truth Social stock is circling the drain

LA Times  

Former President Donald Trump: Is he laughing at the investors enticed into his Truth Social? Hiding in plain sight in the first annual report issued by the parent company of Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform was a statement of inescapable, well, truth. Issued, perhaps appropriately, on April 1 by Trump Media and Technology Group, the report said: “The value of …

How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views
5 months ago

How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views

Associated Press  

As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a megaphone to amplify his political views and, lately, those of right-wing figures he’s aligned with. And he accused a political party in his native South Africa of “openly pushing for genocide of white people.” “Elon Musk is a master of the media …

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