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The Supreme Court showdown over social media “censorship,” explained

Vox

. | Alex Wong/Getty Images A rogue federal court effectively put the Republican Party in charge of social media, and now the justices have to deal with this mess. Yet, while the Fifth Circuit’s approach to social media has been partisan and hackish, these cases raise genuinely difficult policy questions.

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Are social media companies to blame for youth mental health crisis? It’s complicated

GeekWire

Social media apps. Lawsuits filed by two Washington state school districts allege that major social media companies including Meta, TikTok, YouTube and others are driving a youth mental health crisis. But is it fair to heap the blame on social media giants? Jeremy Zero Photo via Unsplash). ” (Ithaca College Photo).

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Meet the ‘pragmatic progressive’ balancing tech and business interests with social issues

GeekWire

She completely aligns with her party on social issues but when it comes to understanding business ownership, she said, “I think my team is just not aware of what it takes and the impacts of what we do [as legislators].” Walen has worked for nearly 20 years at auto dealerships, first as chief financial officer of a Kirkland, Wash.,

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Why decentralized social media is critical in the age of information?

Dataconomy

Social media platforms are the new railroads in the age of information. billion social media users globally, with Facebook commanding the largest share at 3 billion monthly active users. Centralized social media: The weak link! By design, the social media platforms that exist today are built on centralized infrastructures.

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The Security Snapshot: 10-Year Challenge

Forrester IT

The premise is simple: Post a photo of yourself in 2009 and a photo of yourself in 2019 to highlight certain changes that may have taken place in that time. Besides the security concerns of social media sites potentially mining […]. At the start of the new year, a meme called the 10-Year Challenge went viral.

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Trump vs. Twitter: The president takes on social media moderation

The Verge

Twitter finally flagged several of Trump’s tweets that violated its policies After Twitter gave one of President Trump’s tweets a modest reality check , the president threatened to “shut down” social media companies, personally targeted a Twitter employee, and signed an executive order that would affect the entire internet.

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Microsoft to ‘sunset’ LinkedIn for China, and replace it with an app lacking social media features

The Verge

Instead, it says: While we’ve found success in helping Chinese members find jobs and economic opportunity, we have not found that same level of success in the more social aspects of sharing and staying informed. We’re also facing a significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China.