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In Elon Musk's chaotic Twitter reign, right-wing extremists and conspiracy theorists are back
2 years, 1 month ago

In Elon Musk's chaotic Twitter reign, right-wing extremists and conspiracy theorists are back

Raw Story  

"The best thing right now is for Twitter to just burn," said Jennifer Grygiel, a Syracuse University professor whose research focuses on propaganda and social media. Conspiracy theories and other forms of false information "make their way into Twitter and Facebook and mainstream platforms and that's when regular people see them and they suddenly become viral," Stringhini said. She speculated …

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What Musk’s past tweets reveal about Twitter’s next owner
2 years, 8 months ago

What Musk’s past tweets reveal about Twitter’s next owner

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Three days before Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter, the world’s richest man tweeted a photo of Bill Gates and used a crude term to make fun of his belly. At times it’s pretty extreme,” said Jennifer Grygiel, a Syracuse University professor who studies social media and who recently assigned Musk’s tweets as reading material for their …

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What Musk’s past tweets reveal about Twitter’s next owner
2 years, 8 months ago

What Musk’s past tweets reveal about Twitter’s next owner

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Three days before Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter, the world’s richest man tweeted a photo of Bill Gates and used a crude sexual term to make fun of his belly. At times it’s pretty extreme,” said Jennifer Grygiel, a Syracuse University professor who studies social media and who recently assigned Musk’s tweets as reading material for …

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Twitter says testing edit button, hours after Elon Musk starts poll
2 years, 9 months ago

Twitter says testing edit button, hours after Elon Musk starts poll

Firstpost  

Twitter said it will test the feature in its paid service, Twitter Blue, in the coming months. It further stated that the test would help it “learn what works, what doesn’t, and what’s possible” San Francisco: Twitter, on Tuesday, tweeted that it is indeed working on a way for users to edit their 280-character messages, although it says the project …

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Trump Teases Starting His Own Social Media Platform. Here's Why It'd Be Tough
3 years, 9 months ago

Trump Teases Starting His Own Social Media Platform. Here's Why It'd Be Tough

NPR  

Trump Teases Starting His Own Social Media Platform. "He has a problem right now in that he's not on social media," said Jennifer Grygiel, a professor at Syracuse University who studies social media and its influence. Hard to compete with Big Tech Trump's first major hurdle in trying to make his social media presence, well, great again is building something …

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'Could be locked indefinitely': After Capitol violence, Facebook bans Donald Trump's account till end of his term
4 years ago

'Could be locked indefinitely': After Capitol violence, Facebook bans Donald Trump's account till end of his term

Firstpost  

Facebook and Instagram will bar President Donald Trump from posting on its system at least until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, the platform said Thursday. Zuckerberg says Trump’s account will be locked “for at least the next two weeks” but could remain locked indefinitely. Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, will also block Trump’s ability to post on its …

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Twitter, Facebook muzzle Trump amid Capitol violence
4 years ago

Twitter, Facebook muzzle Trump amid Capitol violence

Associated Press  

In an unprecedented step, Facebook and Twitter suspended President Donald Trump from posting to their platforms Wednesday following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. The company required the removal of three of Trump’s tweets, including a short video in which he urged those supporters to “go home” while also repeating falsehoods about the integrity of the presidential …

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Twitter, Facebook block Trump from posting amid Capitol violence
4 years ago

Twitter, Facebook block Trump from posting amid Capitol violence

The Hindu  

In an unprecedented step, Facebook and Twitter suspended U.S. President Donald Trump from posting to their platforms Wednesday following the storming of the Capitol by his supporters. Jennifer Grygiel, a Syracuse University communications professor and an expert on social media, said Wednesday’s events in Washington, D.C. are a direct result of Mr. Trump’s use of social media to spread propaganda …

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Amid Capitol Violence, Facebook, YouTube Remove Trump Video
4 years ago

Amid Capitol Violence, Facebook, YouTube Remove Trump Video

News 18  

In an unprecedented step, Facebook and Twitter suspended President Donald Trump from posting to their platforms Wednesday following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. While some cheered the platforms’ actions, experts noted that the companies’ actions follow years of hemming and hawing on Trump and his supporters spreading dangerous misinformation and encouraging violence that have contributed to …

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Did social media actually counter election misinformation?
4 years, 2 months ago

Did social media actually counter election misinformation?

Associated Press  

Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to clamp down on election misinformation, including unsubstantiated charges of fraud and premature declarations of victory by candidates. “They’re just appending this little label to the president’s posts, but they’re appending those to any politician talking about the election,” said McGregor, who blamed both the tech giants and traditional media outlets …

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Trump threatens Twitter over fact checks: What’s next?
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump threatens Twitter over fact checks: What’s next?

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — Twitter has taken the unprecedented step of adding fact-check warnings to two of President Donald Trump’s tweets that falsely called mail-in ballots “substantially fraudulent” and predicted a “Rigged Election.” On Wednesday, the president threatened to impose new regulation on social media companies or even to “close them down.” But Twitter’s move and Trump’s reaction raise a host …

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Did Facebook data help Trump? ‘Great Hack’ explores scandal
5 years, 5 months ago

Did Facebook data help Trump? ‘Great Hack’ explores scandal

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The new documentary “The Great Hack” captures how Facebook’s cavalier handling of user data in the Cambridge Analytica scandal posed a threat to democracy. If you’ve never heard of Cambridge Analytica, or you aren’t steeped in all the details of the scandal that landed Mark Zuckerberg in front of Congress and his company under major federal investigations, …

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Politicians’ tweets could get slapped with warning labels
5 years, 6 months ago

Politicians’ tweets could get slapped with warning labels

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Presidents and other world leaders and political figures who use Twitter to threaten or abuse others could find their tweets slapped with warning labels. I am arguing that hate speech is never in the public interest.” Twitter refused to comment on whether any of Trump’s past tweets violated its rules and would not say what role, if …

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