Black White Blue in the SouthIn Episode 71, Jumelle observes how society is driven more by negative feelings in recent years.
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#SocialMedia #negativeemotions #emotionalmanipulation #society #HateForProfit
Nonilex#Trump’s 88-million-follower a/c was ultimately #suspended on the night of Jan. 8, hrs after he’d tweeted that “great American Patriots … will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!” The #suspension, the records show, was taken only after employees had assembled for execs a list of examples in which #Twitter users responded to Trump’s tweets w/calls for further #violence across the #UnitedStates.
#Birdsite #TwitterFiles #Jan6 #Insurrection #HateForProfit #MAGA #GOP
#Birdsite #TwitterFiles #Jan6 #Insurrection #HateForProfit #MAGA #GOP
They also show that #Twitter’s ldrs were reluctant to take action against #Trump’s a/c 2 days after the #insurrection, even as lawyers inside the co argued that his cont’d praise of the #Capitol #rioters amounted to “glorification of violence,” an offense punishable then by #suspension under Twitter’s #rules.
#Birdsite #TwitterFiles #Jan6 #PoliticalViolence #DomesticViolentExtremism #HateForProfit #DomesticTerrorism #StateSponsoredTerror #MAGA #GOP
But the recs reveal a co that fought until the end to give some of #Trump’s most belligerent supporters the benefit of the doubt, even as its internal teams faced an overwhelming volume of tweets #threatening #retribution in line w/Trump’s #lies that the #election had been #stolen.
#Birdsite #TwitterFiles #Jan6 #Insurrection #PoliticalViolence #DomesticViolentExtremism #HateForProfit #DomesticTerrorism #StateSponsoredTerror #MAGA #GOP #Trump
#Twitter’s current owner, #ElonMusk, commissioned a series of reports intended to reveal how the company had previously sought to squelch #conservative speech, & a #Republican-led cmte in the #House of Reps is working to build the case that the tech giants have been digitally #weaponized against #conservative ideas.
#Birdsite #TwitterFiles #Jan6 #Insurrection #PoliticalViolence #DomesticViolentExtremism #HateForProfit #DomesticTerrorism #StateSponsoredTerror #MAGA #GOP #Trump
VoiceMWho cares if Mastadon is a treat to #Twitter? It's less toxic & better for your health.
Twitter did have good aspects but with the #ElonMuskTakeover it's bad sides are increasingly out- weighing the positives & it'll get worse. The #Twittermigration to other platforms shows ppl. are getting tired of social media turning into propaganda tools for politicians. #Mastodon doesn't thrive on egos or #HateForProfit. Welcome to those who made the jump #newhere #Introductions
Should Elon Musk really be afraid of Mastodon?
Think ‘instances’ instead of hashtags, ‘toots’ instead of tweets, and a one-man staff instead of a cartoonish supervillain running the show, and you’ll have Mastodon. Tom Ough investigates whether this nicer, trickier platform could be our big social media salvation