“Mark Changed The Rules”: How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures. “Facebook’s rules to combat misinformation and hate speech are subject to the whims and political considerations of its CEO and his policy team leader.” In Australia...
Read More »The Extraordinary Power of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Instagram Live, via Eric Wilson. House removes Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees over incendiary social media posts. But, Marjorie Taylor Greene “claimed she had raised upward of $330,000 from 13,000 small donors over 48...
Read More »Just another quiet week in America, amiright? Not surprisingly, Misinformation dropped dramatically the week after Twitter banned Trump. Trump remains largely invisible after Kushner squashes attempts at building fringe social media presence. No Gab for Trump. Meanwhile, President Trump lashes...
Read More »Sixty-five Sixty-six excellent stories related to digital politics and advocacy. For more thoughts about long-term trends, check out The Shape of Politics in the 2020s: Fourteen Stories. Trump went ‘ballistic’ after being tossed off Twitter, and he’s also Banned from Facebook...
Read More »We don’t know how the Georgia Senate runoffs will go next week, but we already know a lot about American politics in the next two years. The Democrats are easy: Joe Biden will do his earnest best but fail the test of ruthlessness, while the ideological Left will form a circular firing squad...
Read More »Not quite weekly yet, but catching up. In this edition: 56 excellent stories related to digital politics and advocacy. Joe Biden’s campaign plans a $280 million ad campaign for the final three months of the presidential race. Includes $60 million on digital, about 21.5% of the total. Still...
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