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

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

How Google Marketers Exploit Your Discomfort

Google, Google Marketers

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We’re trained to serve ads in your moments of quiet desperation

Today, three out of four smartphone owners turn to Google first to address their immediate needs. As a result, Google marketers like me must survive on our ability to play on your impatience and impulsiveness when you’re using a mobile device. We must be there to serve you an ad in your “micro-moment,” the second you decide to use your phone to alleviate the discomfort of not having “it” now — whether “it” is a last-minute sale, directions to a soon-closing store, information about a fast-filling class, or anything else.

As Google plainly phrases it, micro-moments are the “intent-rich moments when decisions are made, and preferences shaped.” This belies what Google can’t say: Your need-it-now mentality usually comes with uncomfortable feelings of anxiety and fear. When you’re shopping in this mindset (for anything, not just a product), your restraint is…

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Google Misinformation: Fake News Medicine

I am not a free-speech lawyer, but when human health is at stake, perhaps search engines, social media platforms and websites should be held responsible for promoting or hosting fake information.

Haider Warraich, a fellow in heart failure and transplantation at Duke University Medical Center, is the author of the forthcoming “State of the Heart: Exploring the History, Science, and Future of Cardiac Disease.”