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Astroturfing

UK Lobbyist’s Long-Running Astroturf Efforts Shows Facebook Will Never Be Able To Stop Fake News, Ban All Conservatives Astroturfing

UK Lobbyist’s Long-Running Astroturf Efforts Shows Facebook Will Never Be Able To Stop Fake News, Ban All Conservatives

For all the talk about social media platforms and their supposed anti-conservative bias, it seems like plenty of conservatives are doing just fine. Once you eliminate a short list of fringe grifters and Nazi fans, you're left with plenty of big name conservat…
bubmag
August 5, 2019
UK Lobbyist’s Long-Running Astroturf Efforts Shows Facebook Will Never Be Able To Stop Fake News, Ban All Conservatives Astroturfing

UK Lobbyist’s Long-Running Astroturf Efforts Shows Facebook Will Never Be Able To Stop Fake News, Ban All Conservatives

from the Facebook-shows-users-the-radar,-provides-low-altitude-flying-tools dept For all the talk about social media platforms and their supposed anti-conservative bias, it seems like plenty of conservatives are doing just fine. Once you eliminate a short li…
bubmag
August 5, 2019
Kane X. Faucher: Is Instagram’s removal of its ‘like’ counter a turning point in social media? Astroturfing

Kane X. Faucher: Is Instagram’s removal of its ‘like’ counter a turning point in social media?

Instagram’s recent decision to remove its “like” counter in select geographic regions is an interesting, perhaps long overdue, measure. The rollout is a techno-social experiment. There are advantages, and a few unintended consequences, of such an action. Stu…
bubmag
August 3, 2019
Net Neutrality Activists Demand AT&T-ownedCNN ask 2020 Candidates Where They Stand on an Open Internet Astroturfing

Net Neutrality Activists Demand AT&T-ownedCNN ask 2020 Candidates Where They Stand on an Open Internet

WASHINGTON - Leading digital rights group Fight for the Future has launched a campaign calling on CNN to ask presidential candidates where they stand on restoring net neutrality. CNN is hosting the democratic primary debates tonight and tomorrow, and Fight f…
bubmag
July 30, 2019