hey all, lesson here. Twitter accounts posted doctored, deceptive video. this version alone approaching 4.9mil views. Beyond the acceleration and velocity provided by Twitter, a video with that many views from a news or entertainment org would be worth many thousands of $$$. Hmm.
5.5 million views. Here is what I would do:
- label any tweet with the video as manipulated
- remove retweet and Like functional from tweets with it
- block any tweet with the video from trending
- " " " " " " from any timeline except source's
not too hard... yes?
Hey y’all. We’re now at 9.3 mil views for a manipulated video. That’s a massive problem if it ends up being something influencing people in a harmful way. In this case, it’s probably just manufacturing enthusiasm for US space. Although if it was Russia, USG prob wouldn’t like it.
16.6 million views and counting. Unbelievable. ⬆️
It keeps going and going. I’ve run into journalists and influencers who don’t even care or see a problem with manipulated media being viewed now over 21 million times. In fact, this is a great non-political example of a major problem.
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Ok, Brian knows I’m a loyal watcher but Australia segment was aargh. The law is not about links. The term link tax is loaded based on 2 platforms being described as having links to news sites. Links could go away and they would still have to pay. It’s public policy to move $.
ps @s_guilbeault was great and I endorse Canada’s leadership here, too. Hopefully they model off Australia vs a straight tax or something. Australia is built off antitrust findings of the two companies and involves more than $. Additionally...
it uses a market-based solution to bring the parties to the table including baseball arbitration to avoid slow regulation effects. And the law absolutely helps small publishers!!! It gives them collective bargaining they don’t currently have!!!!
I believe history will prove this org structure has caused more harm in the world than near anything in modern history. This BuzzFeed report is a must-read. /1 buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanma…
First, the report builds on previous reporting by @RMac18@CraigSilverman and colleagues along with other news outlets including notably the WSJ who has covered the political influences at Facebook deeply both here and abroad. /2
Report also spends time on content policy team reporting thru lobbying executives. Zuckerberg in leaked transcripts has said who helped him w shooting and looting “mistake” and it matched this chart (Sandberg, Clegg, Bickert, Kaplan). New sources confirm problems here. /3
Sunday shows time, lots of topic medical people scheduled again 🙏🏽. First up, @CNNSotu. @DanaBashCNN did a really strong job pressing Dr Fauci with questions including schools, grandparents, duration of precautions and (he’ll also be on Meet the Press and Fox News Sunday).
Wow. I wish everyone could see this week’s @FoxNewsSunday if you stop and think about audience reached. Wallace did a remarkable interview on climate change with Gates posing doubts of his audience. @BillGates was a gracious, smart, transparent messenger, glad he made the time.
Then Wallace had Dr Fauci - recall for long time prior administration wouldn’t even let him on TV. Again, great interview. Value when Wallace presents conflicting video clips to his audience (being spread through right wing media) so that Dr Fauci can reconcile and clarify it.
So 1) Facebook wants regulation...but not regulation that hurts its biz model. 2) Facebook thinks it’s anticompetitive of Apple to block FB from surveilling data across web/apps despite FB getting that data through deception and anticompetitive action according to German court.
3) Facebook wants to clean up toxic sludge yet blocks the most valued information when it could cost them money and power 4) Facebook wants to be neutral but curries favor with the government in power
5) Facebook wants to avoid content which is hate speech or dangerous to society yet refuses to have a conversation about algorithmic amplification and hugs free expression as a virtue.
Hey hey. A thoughtful, no-drama pov. I think it’s also interesting to note Australia will be a lesson to globe. Notable that tech lobby and its influence network doesn’t take issue with FB blocking news and $&@)ing with the entire public as a PR stunt way before the law, though.
In other words, Australia spent multiple years studying market concentration and an entire imbalance of power with two dominants. They’re putting in place a law avoiding some perils of regulation by innovating on a market solution. That’s good, yes? They took enormous input.
original ACCC is more than 500 pages. Yet US-based influencers and lobby for Google and Facebook are kicking and screaming about Australia because they know how this will work definitely? And their screams include mistakes showing they’re not even fully versed on the process/law.
I think I've pinned down all the analysts, academics and lobbyists who are on Team Facebook and Google. They keep sharing each other's material yelling "Link tax!" "Murdoch!" "Traffic!" over and over without seeking to correct their own loaded analysis to reality..
🤦🏽♀️ too many people aren’t up to speed on Australia and repeating each other’s bad takes. notion a tax would be a better solution than a mandatory bargaining code is a bad take if you care about capitalism, news integrity, journalism and avoiding friction of regulated business.
The new law moving forward is super important to small and medium sized news in Australia and instructional to the globe. The number of mistakes I keep seeing and hearing in hot takes are off the charts.