#YouTube is being ‘weaponized,’ fact-checkers say

#YouTube is being ‘weaponized,’ fact-checkers say

“#YouTube is being ‘weaponized,’ fact-checkers say” YouTube has paved the way for “unscrupulous actors” to “manipulate and exploit” its users, according fact-checking organizations from around the globe. In a public statement addressed to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, the organizations accused the site of “allowing its platform to be weaponized,” per the open letter, published on…

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#Washington Post editor reprimanded over Roethlisberger tweet

#Washington Post editor reprimanded over Roethlisberger tweet

“#Washington Post editor reprimanded over Roethlisberger tweet” The Washington Post has reprimanded one of its top editors over a tweet in which she criticized a column that had slammed Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Lori Montgomery, the newspaper’s business editor, got into hot water after she posted a now-deleted tweet in response to an SF…

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#NFL ratings jump 10% to highest in six years

#NFL ratings jump 10% to highest in six years

“#NFL ratings jump 10% to highest in six years” The National Football League notched its best TV ratings in six years during the 2021-2022 season, boosted by an extra week of games and a slew of nail-biting finishes. The league’s 272 regular-season games averaged 17.1 million viewers, up 10% over the 2020-2021 season, yielding its…

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