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“QAnon fans celebrate Trump’s latest embrace of the conspiracy”
CNN:
Supporters of QAnon on former President Donald Trump’s social media platform have celebrated what they see as his renewed embrace of the conspiracy theory over the past week after he shared a meme that was viewed as one… Continue reading
Genevieve Lakier Takes Apart First Amendment Analysis in 5th Circuit’s Ruling that Would Require Social Media Companies to Replatform Donald Trump
Thread starts here:
https://twitter.com/glakier/status/1572223690863149058
“Trump’s ‘big lie’ fueled a new generation of social media influencers”
WaPo:
The 2020 election and its turbulent aftermath fueled a powerful generation of online influencers, a Washington Post data analysis has found, producing sky-high follower counts for an array of conservatives who echoed Trump’s false claims of election fraud, known… Continue reading
“A landmark Supreme Court fight over social media now looks likely”
WaPo:
Conflicting lower court rulings about removing controversial material from social media platforms point toward a landmark Supreme Court decision on whether the First Amendment protects Big Tech’s editorial discretion or forbids its censorship of unpopular views.The stakes are high… Continue reading
“A federal court clears the way for a Texas social media law; The law, which had been blocked by a lower court, makes it possible to sue large social media platforms for taking down political viewpoints”
NYT:
A federal appeals court on Friday reversed a lower court’s order blocking a Texas law that stops large social media platforms from removing political posts, a blow for tech companies that say their content moderation decisions are protected… Continue reading
“Social media firms are prepping for the midterms. Experts say it may not be enough”
“Truth Social in limbo as merger partner grapples with another failed vote”
WaPo:
Former president Donald Trump has failed to win another vote — this time, by the shareholders of an investment ally his social network Truth Social had been counting on for cash.Digital World Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company,… Continue reading
“Trump Embraces Conspiracy Theories He Only Winked at Before; The former president’s activity on his social network, Truth Social, openly promotes far-right and conspiratorial ideas that are usually confined to corners of the internet.”
NYT:
Mr. Trump has spent more than a decade on social media attacking enemies, cozying up to far-right ideas and sharing false information. He used Twitter to perpetuate the lie that President Barack Obama was not born in the… Continue reading
“YouTube and the ‘Big Lie’: Research Shows Cause for Concern”
Tech Policy Press:
The “Big Lie” that the 2020 election was ‘stolen’ from former President Donald Trump is a persistent alternate reality for a sizable number of U.S. voters. As a result, violent threats against election workers are… Continue reading
“Trump shares barrage of QAnon content and other conspiracy theories on his social media platform”
NBC News:
Former President Donald Trump spent Tuesday morning posting inflammatory messages on social media, including many explicitly promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory.While Trump has in the past promoted QAnon-inspired accounts and theories, the posts on his Truth Social account… Continue reading
“QAnon Accounts Found a Home, and Trump’s Support, on Truth Social”
NYT:
Dozens of QAnon-boosting accounts decamped to Truth Social this year after they were banned by other social networks and have found support from the platform’s creator, former President Donald J. Trump, according to a report released on Monday… Continue reading
“Truth Social faces financial peril as worry about Trump’s future grows”
WaPo:
Former president Donald Trump’s Truth Social website is facing financial challenges as its traffic remains puny and the company that is scheduled to acquire it expresses fear that his legal troubles could lead to a decline in his… Continue reading
“Facebook gave 13 newsworthy exemptions to politicians in the past year”
WaPo:
Facebook gave politicians 13 exemptions to its content-moderation rules over a one-year period because their offending posts were determined to be newsworthy, the company revealed Thursday in a series of quarterly reports on its moderation practices.The company also said… Continue reading