Admiral Beez
Superstar
And he’s now allowed back on Facebook.
I have to think that Twitter and FB have let Trump back on in order to keep him relevant into the 2024 elections, believing that Trump’s toxicity is the Dem’s best chances.
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Are Social Media Websites like Facebook and Twitter becoming too powerful?
- Thread starter Long Island Mike
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I have to think that Twitter and FB have let Trump back on in order to keep him relevant into the 2024 elections, believing that Trump’s toxicity is the Dem’s best chances.
AlbertC
Superstar
Not necessarily a social media network per se, but I'll just slot this here. Vice Media are reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy.
Back in April, BuzzFeed News announced that they're shutting down.
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www.reuters.com
Back in April, BuzzFeed News announced that they're shutting down.
Vice Media preparing to file for bankruptcy, New York Times reports
Vice Media Group, the company behind popular media websites such as Vice and Motherboard, is preparing to file for bankruptcy, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of its operations.
www.reuters.com
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afransen
Senior Member
I think Musk let Trump back onto Twitter in hopes of getting more traffic on his troubled acquisition.
afransen
Senior Member
That's a shame. I quite liked a lot of Vice's reporting. Though I am not surprised. That kind of top-heavy org is ill-suiited to digital media.Not necessarily a social media network per se, but I'll just slot this here. Vice Media are reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy.
Back in April, BuzzFeed News announced that they're shutting hown.
Vice Media preparing to file for bankruptcy, New York Times reports
Vice Media Group, the company behind popular media websites such as Vice and Motherboard, is preparing to file for bankruptcy, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of its operations.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
But traffic doesn’t equal revenue if your advertisers walk.
AlbertC
Superstar
I wasn't necessarily a big fan of their reporting but I do watch a lot of their food content videos on YouTube like their Munchies and Chefs Night Out series. Also some of their older travel content with hosts like Eddie Huang and Charlet Duboc.
With that said, I did have trouble finding their operations to be sustainably profitable though.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
I enjoyed Isobel Yeung’s reporting. Her insider report on the Uyghur situation in China was very good.
AlbertC
Superstar
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Who looks to Meta for their news?
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www.thestar.com
Paywall free: https://archive.is/n9txJ
I get my news from my NYT subscription and the BBC, not from Zuckerberg.
Facebook and Instagram are about to start blocking news for random Canadians. Here’s what it will look like if you’re targeted
Meta’s move follows a similar tactic employed by Google earlier this year, which saw the global search giant launch a test that filtered out Canadian and international news content for some of its users in Canada.
Paywall free: https://archive.is/n9txJ
I get my news from my NYT subscription and the BBC, not from Zuckerberg.
oldmagic
New Member
Way too powerful. Youtube and Google, too.
gabe
Senior Member
Now Google is pulling Canadian news links when Bill C-18 becomes law.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Fine with me. Canadians seeking news will just migrate to https://duckduckgo.com/, Bing or go direct to the MSM sites like www.thestar.com, CBC etc. This can only hurt Google in the long run.
afransen
Senior Member
Won't all aggregators face the same problem?
Northern Light
Superstar
His argument, I think, is that you don't need an aggregator.
Just link directly to Canadian news sites you trust.
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In respect of Duck Duck Go, the idea, I imagine is that they commit to not collecting info on you, and if they don't know where you are, would not be subject to any financial penalty for returning a result.
