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Elon Musk's SpaceX and Tesla get far more government money than NPR
This week’s Twitter kerfuffle is all about public funding. Elon Musk decided to label National Public Radio’s account first as “government-influenced media,” which it previously applied to state-operated media outlets that shade into propaganda. Later, the label was changed to “government-funded media.” NPR, which maintains that its editorial content is independent and has a history of running stories critical of the US government, decided to leave the platform rather than accept either new label.
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TikTok Is Obsessed With Water. Experts Are Concerned
Welcome to WaterTok, where the ice is loud, the vibes relentlessly positive, and the beverages zero-calorie
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Are influencers ready for a world without follower counts?
Several emerging social media trends might soon render an influencer’s follower count irrelevant to brands says Kimmy Shoval, Movement Strategy’s senior vice-president and head of influencer marketing. Here, Shoval explains how this shift could affect influencer marketing.
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Montana becomes 1st state to approve a full ban of TikTok
Montana's bill goes farther than bans in nearly half of the states that target devices on state-issued devices. Instead, Montana's legislation makes it illegal for anyone to download TikTok.
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Big changes are coming to Reddit - and some users really aren't happy
From Instagram's Reels to YouTube's Shorts, major social media apps have been unashamedly adopting the aesthetic that's helped make TikTok a success for some time now. Reddit is getting ready to introduce a similar feature, but does it risk alienating its existing audience?
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Social Media Scheduling Tools Made For Blogging Success
Did you know that the tools you use for your blog may be different from those you use for a business website? In this post, we will explore why bloggers may need different tools for scheduling their social media. We will share what the best tools are available to help you manage your social media presence.
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NPR to quit Twitter after being labelled ‘state-affiliated media’
Radio network ‘officially de-emphasizing Twitter across the organization’ after platform refused to remove ‘inaccurate’ label
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The TikTok Ban Isn’t About National Security. It’s About the Global Dominance of US Tech.
After decades of justifying tech expansion on the basis of free speech, US policymakers threatening to ban Chinese-owned TikTok are now changing their tune. The about-face reveals their real objective: preserving the dominance of American tech capitalists.
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Google, Meta, other social media platforms propose alliance to combat misinformation
The network, being billed as the ‘Misinformation Combat Alliance’, is expected to be joined by major social media platforms.
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The Case for Banning Children from Social Media
Most people seem to agree that something should be done to protect kids from what sure looks like an addictive product. But almost no one knows what that something is.
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Resident Evil 4 Remake Voice Actor Falls Victim To Internet Hate Comments
Lily Gao, voice actor for Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 Remake, has fallen victim to hate filled comments over the social media. The voice actor in question did voice overs for Ada Wong in the Resident Evil 4 remake, and she received hate comments over the social media on her portrayal of the iconic character. Her Instagram profile has been getting hit with negative comments from rabid Ada fans since the game’s launch.
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Study links hard-right social media with incidents of civil unrest
A new Yale-led study finds evidence that social media activity on hard-right platforms contributes to political unrest offline.
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Hailey Bieber has lost 1 million followers since Selena Gomez drama
In a coincidental turn of events, the discourse surrounding Selena Gomez, Hailey Bieber, and briefly Kylie Jenner, has resulted in a noticeable drop in Instagram followers for the latter two stars. Bieber has now recently been noted to have lost almost 1 million followers on the photo app, shortly after it was reported that Jenner had lost a similar amount since the controversy began that both she and Bieber were shading Gomez.
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The 8 Best Twitter Alternatives in 2023
There are more alternatives to Twitter in 2022 than ever before, including Amino, Post, Plurk, and Mastodon. Share your thoughts and connect with others with these Twitter alternatives.
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Meta wants EU users to apply for permission to opt out of data collection
Instead of a yes/no consent, Meta users will fill out a form and include justification.
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Has TikTok made us better? Or much, much worse?
You’ve likely heard that the US government is trying to ban TikTok. Lawmakers want to force TikTok to divest from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, and become a fully US-based company; if that doesn’t work (the Chinese government has said it would oppose this), a ban could come in the form of an executive order forbidding business transactions with TikTok, i.e., prohibiting it from the Apple and Android app stores.
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Banning TikTok Is Unconstitutional, Ludicrous, and a National Embarrassment
It would also be an act of charity for Facebook, which the government has utterly failed to meaningfully regulate.
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Twitter moves free users to the spam folder and makes a risky bet on its future
Less than 0.12% of current Twitter users are paid subscribers. Elon Musk is determined to change that.
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Twitter is secretly boosting 35 VIP users including Lebron James, AOC, catturd2, and Ben Shapiro: report
Twitter engineers have ensured that tweets by people like Elon Musk and 34 others will automatically be more visible than others, Platformer says.
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Twitter to Stop Unverified Accounts From Appearing in Recommended Tweets
Twitter will prevent posts from unverified accounts from appearing in its "For You" algorithmic feed starting Saturday, April 15, CEO Elon Musk announced on Tuesday. The new policy means that only posts originating from paid-for Twitter Blue accounts will be included in the platform's stream of recommended tweets.