#How Facebook is turning beloved American values on their head

#How Facebook is turning beloved American values on their head

“#How Facebook is turning beloved American values on their head” Cancel culture and wokeism have turned social media into truly perverse tools: They now aggressively censor key points of view (at least from those on the right) while, in the case of Facebook, letting sex-trafficking flourish — and sometimes even allowing child nudity. These “services”…

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# Crypto ads no longer allowed on TikTok

# Crypto ads no longer allowed on TikTok

“# Crypto ads no longer allowed on TikTok ” TikTok announced on Friday that certain types of ads would no longer be allowed on their platform. Crypto-based promotional content was included among the now-verboten topics, according to an article from FT Adviser on July 8.  The new guidelines on the social video posting site will…

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#YouTube’s algorithm pushes violent content and misinformation: study

#YouTube’s algorithm pushes violent content and misinformation: study

“#YouTube’s algorithm pushes violent content and misinformation: study” YouTube’s algorithm still amplifies violent videos, hateful content and misinformation despite the company’s efforts to limit the reach of such videos, according to a study published this week. The Mozilla Foundation, a software nonprofit that is outspoken on privacy issues, conducted the 10-month investigation, which found that…

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#New feature allows users to apply to jobs

#New feature allows users to apply to jobs

“#New feature allows users to apply to jobs” TikTok is now allowing users to upload their résumés with a new feature, TikTok Resumes. This is part of a pilot program that currently has about three dozen companies participating, including major brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Target, Chipotle, Meredith Corporation, ATTN and PopSugar. Of course,…

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#How Vietnam’s ‘influencer’ army wages information warfare on Facebook

#How Vietnam’s ‘influencer’ army wages information warfare on Facebook

“#How Vietnam’s ‘influencer’ army wages information warfare on Facebook” HANOI, July 9 – In Vietnam, where the state is fighting a fierce online battle against political dissent, social media “influencers” are more likely to be soldiers than celebrities. Force 47, as the Vietnamese army’s online information warfare unit is known, consists of thousands of soldiers who, in addition to…

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#Chinese social media giant WeChat shuts LGBT accounts

#Chinese social media giant WeChat shuts LGBT accounts

“#Chinese social media giant WeChat shuts LGBT accounts” BANGKOK, Thailand — China’s most popular social media service has deleted accounts on LGBT topics run by university students and nongovernment groups, prompting concern the ruling Communist Party is tightening control over gay and lesbian content. WeChat sent account holders a notice they violated rules but gave…

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