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First, the New York Post served up a laughably janky story about the “secret emails” that comprise a “smoking gun” supposedly confirming then-VP Joe Biden peddling influence in Ukraine. The bombshell report involves a laptop purportedly discovered in a Delaware repair shop, it was aided along by perpetually embroiled Trump cohorts Rudy Giuliani and Steve Bannon, and its authenticity remains unverified. Agenda-free media outlets reporting on it would do well to provide at least some of that context when amplifying the ostensible bombshell. … [Read more...] about The last 36 hours of news prove that “fairness” further poisons politics

The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Vineet Jindal through advocate Kishor Choudary earlier this week, asked the Centre for directions to frame criminal prosceutions on those who are involved in spreading fake news or hate via social media channels, ANI reported. … [Read more...] about Plea in SC seeks to make Twitter, Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram accountable for hate, fake news

As Americans hurting from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic head into yet another weekend with no relief in sight, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is suggesting that negotiations on Capitol Hill could finally turn a corner thanks to an unlikely wild card—President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis. … [Read more...] about Second stimulus package update: Here’s the latest news as negotiations continue

Wednesday’s Big Tech Senate hearing—which convened the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google to discuss Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—quickly morphed into an opportunity for Congress to grill Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey on either their overzealous (if you ask Republicans) or underwhelming (per Democrats) content moderation on social media. … [Read more...] about Jack Dorsey takes leaf out of Zuckerberg’s book, says Twitter has no influence on elections

It took a long time to get to this week’s disclosure by Facebook that up to 150 million Americans may have been exposed to Russian propaganda. Just days after Trump’s victory in the election last November, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it was “crazy” to think that fake news shared on the platform influenced the election. A year later–but only really in the last month, and amid plenty of public outrage and Congressional arm-twisting–the company finally disclosed the extent of the problem (so far). … [Read more...] about This infographic shows how Mark Zuckerberg changed his position on Russian propaganda