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Twitter is launching a voter registration campaign
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Who said enlightened democracy was dying in the combative cesspool of social media?
Twitter has launched a voter registration campaign in partnership with TurboVote called #BeAVoter.
Beginning Monday, Twitter will show users a prompt encouraging them to register to vote. The prompt will also include a tweet users can share to further encourage their followers to vote.
Today, Twitter is launching our #BeAVoter campaign to promote increased, informed participation in the 2018 US election.
Learn more here ⬇️
— Twitter Government (@TwitterGov) September 24, 2018
TwitterGov, Twitter’s politics arm, is running the campaign. It will promote the hashtag in the run-up to the election as a “Top US Trend.” It will also provide “election reminders and an absentee ballot FAQ.” Read more…
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It was round two of a doubleheader for Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Capitol Hill this afternoon.
After providing testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee alongside Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg earlier in the day, Dorsey steeled himself for another hearing — one just for him and Twitter in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
The second hearing was a little different than the first — whereas the Senate Intelligence Committee dealt with the very serious issue of foreign interference in U.S. elections and the proliferation of fake news and misinformation on social media, the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing was called to discuss the inaccurate reports that Twitter has an anti-conservative bias and shadowbans Republicans. Read more…
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee this morning to defend each of their companies in what is now the fourth hearing on social media that pertains to Russian interference in U.S. elections, propaganda, and fake accounts.
This hearing marked the first time both Sandberg and Dorsey testified before Congress, and each of them had their own unique style when it came to answering the committee’s questions. Sandberg looked toward the future of Facebook, focusing on how the company is proactively dealing with the issues of foreign influence and the spread of misinformation on its platform. Sandberg also addressed Facebook’s missteps but stressed, “we are more determined than our opponents and we will keep fighting.” Read more…
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Twitter is a Nazi haven for the same reason its CEO claims no bias
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Twitter’s decision to provide Alex Jones with a platform came down from the very top.
A recent report from the Wall Street Journal details the internal decisions at Twitter that have kept Alex Jones on the app — even as other tech companies, like Apple, Facebook, and YouTube, decided Jones was no longer welcome.
Apparently, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey himself stepped in and overruled staff recommendations to remove Alex Jones from the service.
Per the Wall Street Journal, “Mr. Dorsey told one person that he had overruled a decision by his staff to kick Mr. Jones off, according to a person familiar with the discussion.” Read more…
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