#Facebook is subverting democracy again — and it’s doing it on purpose

#Facebook is subverting democracy again — and it’s doing it on purpose

“#Facebook is subverting democracy again — and it’s doing it on purpose” As the US presidential election polling day draws close, it’s worth recapping what we know about how Facebook has been used to influence election results. The platform is optimized for boosting politically conservative voices calling for fascism, separatism, and xenophobia. It’s also these…

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#Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs testify before Senate

#Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs testify before Senate

“#Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs testify before Senate” The CEOs of three of the nation’s top tech firms — Google, Twitter and Facebook — are being grilled by a Senate panel on Wednesday after coming under fire over censorship concerns, specifically for blocking The Post’s reporting on Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine and China. Zuckerberg…

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#Trump cleaned Biden’s clock and other commentary

#Trump cleaned Biden’s clock and other commentary

“#Trump cleaned Biden’s clock and other commentary” Conservative: Trump Cleaned Biden’s Clock Thursday’s debate may have seemed like a draw, but a closer look, argues Marc Thiessen at The Washington Post, shows that President Trump “cleaned [Joe] Biden’s clock.” Trump was the only candidate to damage his opponent with a key constituency: black voters. He…

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#How to Message a Facebook Friend From Instagram

#How to Message a Facebook Friend From Instagram

Facebook acquired Instagram in 2012, but the platforms remained mostly separate. This changed in 2020, though—you can now send messages to anyone on Facebook from the Instagram app. We’ll show you how to use the Cross-App Messaging feature. Cross-App Messaging works in both directions: Facebook Messenger to Instagram, or Instagram to Facebook Messenger. However, it’s more…

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#Social media is state media and other commentary

#Social media is state media and other commentary

“#Social media is state media and other commentary” Tech beat: Social Media Is State Media The left is attacking New York Post reporting that exposes Hunter Biden’s “influence-peddling” as Russian disinformation, but “the funny thing about kompromat — a Russian term for compromising information — is that it is often true,” quips Jonathan Turley at…

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