Astroturfing

One need only look at the recently reported suicide of Jeffrey Epstein, who had been implicated in an international child sex-trafficking ring investigation, to see the effects of social media bots. Within moments of the announcement, Twitter flooded with con…

The mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, weren’t coordinated by a shadowy, leftist branch of the government. The media haven’t "changed the identity" of the shooters, and the Ohio gunman did not actually die in 2014. But thousands of social me…

Uber’s third-quarter operating loss this year is estimated to be $4.96 billion, which Streetsblog reader Matt Michel pointed out on Twitter is more than enough money to build the entire South Red Line extension. But it looks like the company is still looking …

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…

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…

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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…

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…

In today’s EGEB: The largest wind/solar/storage project in the US is coming to Oklahoma.Senators introduced the American Energy Efficiency Act of 2019.A California natural gas company earns astroturfing accusations.Guess wh…

A screen shot of @Instagram's social media feed. @Instagram Instagram’s recent decision to remove its “like” counter from its platform in select geographic regions is an interesting, perhaps long overdue, measure. Although recently users in Canada reported se…