#Elon Musk bans social media rival Mastodon’s Twitter account

#Elon Musk bans social media rival Mastodon’s Twitter account

“Elon Musk bans social media rival Mastodon’s Twitter account” Twitter has banned the official account of its social media rival Mastodon while barring users from linking to its servers. Several Twitter users posted screenshots showing that they were not allowed to post links to their Mastodon accounts on Thursday. Twitter flagged links to Mastodon as…

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#Senate passes bill that bans TikTok on government devices

#Senate passes bill that bans TikTok on government devices

“Senate passes bill that bans TikTok on government devices” Legislation banning the use of TikTok on government devices passed the Senate on Wednesday amid concerns data obtained by the popular social-media app may fall into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.  The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” sponsored by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.),…

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# Jack Dorsey pushes for decentralized Twitter alternative

# Jack Dorsey pushes for decentralized Twitter alternative

” Jack Dorsey pushes for decentralized Twitter alternative “ With the internal investigation led by Elon Musk identifying censorship-related issues on Twitter, the social platform’s former CEO Jack Dorsey has promoted the idea of a “free and open protocol” for social media.  In a post, Dorsey highlighted some potential solutions to the current problems of…

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#The nurses fired for mocking patients on TikTok exemplify our culture of narcissism

#The nurses fired for mocking patients on TikTok exemplify our culture of narcissism

“The nurses fired for mocking patients on TikTok exemplify our culture of narcissism” We’re told we shouldn’t reward bad behavior, but we routinely do on social media by clicking the like button for the most dysfunctional entertainment, retweeting reprehensible messages and subscribing to consume more narcissism. The thirst for social-media attention is generally accompanied by…

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#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 14, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 14, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Dec. 14, 2022” The Issue: Miranda Devine’s column on the lack of media coverage of Twitter’s censorship of The Post. Miranda Devine encapsulates everything in one paragraph: “If anything is an existential threat to democracy, it is Big Tech’s assault on free speech, in service to one side of politics…

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