#Amy Klobuchar slams social media over COVID misinformation

#Amy Klobuchar slams social media over COVID misinformation

“#Amy Klobuchar slams social media over COVID misinformation” Sen. Amy Klobuchar attacked social media platforms over allowing “misinformation” on COVID-19 vaccines to spread at a time when the pandemic is ravaging the unvaccinated. “There is absolutely no reason they shouldn’t be able to monitor this better and take this crap off their platform,” she told…

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#Why cops are quitting in droves and other commentary

#Why cops are quitting in droves and other commentary

“#Why cops are quitting in droves and other commentary” Urban beat: Behind the Cop Shortage “In the past year, city police departments across the country have reported a dramatic drop in manpower, as cops retire, resign or leave for the suburbs,” reports Charles Fain Lehman at City Journal. Why? “Since last year’s explosive protests, they…

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#Joe Biden’s troubling TECHnique: Goodwin

#Joe Biden’s troubling TECHnique: Goodwin

“#Joe Biden’s troubling TECHnique: Goodwin” Any assessment of Joe Biden’s performance last week runs into an obstacle. While it was awful from start to finish, the hard part is ­deciding which was the absolute worst moment.  Was it the president’s latest attack on state voting law reforms, which he bizarrely called “the most significant test…

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#Meet the top TikTok singers on the rise

#Meet the top TikTok singers on the rise

“#Meet the top TikTok singers on the rise” These TikTok-ers are rising to musical fame — one viral video at a time. The savviest users know how to spin social media soundbites into real careers. Take Tai Verdes, a former Verizon store worker who just sold out his first tour. For a few lucky musicians,…

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#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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