Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Twitter all work with the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), according to a new report. According to the Daily Caller, Amazon gives the SPLC “broad policing power” over its Smile charity program, which allows customers on the platform to send 0.5 percent of their purchases to a charity of their choice.“Only one participant in the program, the SPLC, gets to determine which other groups are allowed to join it”, the Caller reported. As previously reported, Google also uses the far-left group as a “trusted flagger” to censor content on YouTube. The group is also a member of Twitter’s “Trust and Safety Council”, which advises the company on keeping “hate and harassment” off the platform. Facebook also confirmed to the Caller that they work with the SPLC, although a representative from the company emphasized that the platform’s definition of “hate speech” is … [Read more...] about Report: Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter All Work with Far-Left SPLC
Trump on Twitter (June 7): G-7, Alice Johnson, Abe
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the start of an Iftar dinner at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts The opinions expressed are his own. Reuters has not edited the statements or confirmed their accuracy. @realDonaldTrump : - Isn’t it Ironic? Getting ready to go to the G-7 in Canada to fight for our country on Trade (we have the worst trade deals ever made), then off to Singapore to meet with North Korea & the Nuclear Problem...But back home we still have the 13 Angry Democrats pushing the Witch Hunt! [0757 EDT] - Good luck to Alice Johnson. Have a wonderful life! [0807 EDT] - Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law Professor: “It all proves that we never needed a Special Councel....All of this could have been done by the Justice Dept. Don’t need a multi-million dollar group of … [Read more...] about Trump on Twitter (June 7): G-7, Alice Johnson, Abe
Trump on Twitter (June 7): G-7, Alice Johnson
The following statements were posted to the verified Twitter accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the start of an Iftar dinner at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts The opinions expressed are his own. Reuters has not edited the statements or confirmed their accuracy. @realDonaldTrump : - Isn’t it Ironic? Getting ready to go to the G-7 in Canada to fight for our country on Trade (we have the worst trade deals ever made), then off to Singapore to meet with North Korea & the Nuclear Problem...But back home we still have the 13 Angry Democrats pushing the Witch Hunt! [0757 EDT] - Good luck to Alice Johnson. Have a wonderful life! [0807 EDT] - Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law Professor: “It all proves that we never needed a Special Councel....All of this could have been done by the Justice Dept. Don’t need a multi-million dollar group of … [Read more...] about Trump on Twitter (June 7): G-7, Alice Johnson
Twitter murder mystery which gripped Spain revealed to be elaborate hoax to win competition
SPAIN has been gripped by a murder mystery that was "solved" on social media before the police got involved. But the whodunit plot which unfolded on Twitter and swept up at least two million people in the Spanish speaking world was not all it seemed. ¡@Policia! Acabo de resolver un crimen a través de Twitter y tenéis que tomar cartas en el asunto inmediatamente. Hace días falleció @jor_g_t (en el centro de la foto), y el caso se cerró como un suicidio, pero fue un asesinato y puedo demostrarlo. El asesino está en la foto. pic.twitter.com/AItVxWdEwF— Mr. Brightside (@plot_tuit) June 2, 2018 The story was dreamed up to win a competition organised by Twitter Spain, where users were asked to use tweets to tell a story. But the story spun by a tweeter, complete with fictional characters and fake social media accounts, was so compelling people believed what they were reading and it went viral. Going by the name of Mr Brightside, he tweeted that his … [Read more...] about Twitter murder mystery which gripped Spain revealed to be elaborate hoax to win competition
Social workers ‘should use Facebook and Twitter to engage over extreme content’
News / UK and world by Press Association June 7, 2018, 10:19 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Social workers should use Facebook and Twitter to engage with people sharing extreme and violent material online, according to an expert on the far right and terrorism. Vidhya Ramalingam said they should have the same kind of conversations on social media that a youth worker might have had with a gang on the streets. Ms Ramalingam, who founded Moonshot CVE to tackle extremism and community violence, said new technology should be harnessed to identify people who could be at risk of committing terrorist acts in the UK or travelling overseas. Only this week the Government published its updated “Contest” anti-terror strategy, which will see MI5 share intelligence with bodies outside the security community. In recent years, there have been a number of high-profile terrorist attacks in Britain, including the murder of MP Jo … [Read more...] about Social workers ‘should use Facebook and Twitter to engage over extreme content’