Category: misinformation

Spotify Mis-Information Resources

Keywords: Health

“This advisory will direct listeners to our dedicated COVID-19 Hub, a resource that provides easy access to data-driven facts, up-to-date information as shared by scientists, physicians, academics and public health authorities around the world, as well as links to trusted sources,” Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said in a news release.

https://people.com/health/spotify-announces-content-warnings-podcast-episodes-covid-19-misinformation

Is CBS News a social media platform?

Keywords: President Trump , sunday morning , riot , incitement , rally , democracy , twitter , social media ban , social media , free speech

A decade ago social media was hailed as an organizing tool for pro-democracy rallies, giving voice to the voiceless. But it has also become a forum for conspiracy theories, disinformation and hate speech. President Donald Trump was recently banned from Twitter following his incitement of rioters, and his social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram were suspended. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks into the legality and implications of tech companies “de-platforming” a user – even a president.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/a-protected-right-free-speech-and-social-media

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey of lying under oath while testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday

Keywords: {0}

Section 230 is a part of the Communication Decency Act of 1996. Many are calling for reform or an all-out repeal of Section 230, because it does not hold Big Tech corporations accountable for censorship.

https://truth4freedom.wordpress.com/2020/10/30/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-accused-of-lying-under-oath-to-the-senate-thats-a-felony-wnd

YouTube Recommendations: Platform for Influencers without Responsibility

Keywords: Video, E-Mail, Kamerahandy, Videohandy, kostenlos, hochladen

They actually recommended Alex Jones InfoWars Conspiracy Theories 15 billion times — that’s more than the combined traffic of the New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, Fox News, MSNBC, combined.

Tristan Harris “Bayer Leaps Talk #5” (6:13 – 06:27)

The solution is the most powerful search engine on earth — Google

Keywords: articles , competition , cpg , european commission , government organizations , industries , logistics , regulation , retail , aggregation theory , business models , disruption theory , e commerce , modular versus integrated , owning customer relationship , platforms , amazon , google , shopify , walmart , woocommerce

Winning online is not about functionality, but about what app or website customers open of their own volition.

https://stratechery.com/2020/the-anti-amazon-alliance

Once lying is acceptable, it becomes part of the system

It is shocking to hear people claim superior spirituality on the basis of falsehoods. I remember people who claimed they never watched television, but were lying. I remember people saying that they dressed a certain way because of spiritual conviction, but were lying. I remember moms boasting about the superior spirituality of their children, but they were lying. And, yes, they knew they were lying.

https://graceformyheart.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/why-do-they-lie

Promoting + Mainstreaming Media Channels on “This Week in Startups” as a Customer Acquisition Platform for Advertising + Marketing Dummies

Everybody’s kind of getting scammed in that space and you probably shouldn’t be buying Google search.

Matthew Horiuchi (Director of User Acquisition @ Calm) [ @ ca. 30:35 ]

Note that this depiction is vastly oversimplistic (for example, Matthew himself notes that costs actually vary widely, they are not pinpointed as depicted here). Also, there are probably an infinite number of axes upon which to chart media channels (for example, if one such axis were to represent “rationality”, all of these would be at the “zero rationality” end of the scale — see also “Definition: How to Define “Retard Media”“).