How Republicans trick Facebook and Twitter with claims of bias

according to ☰PostEverything | PerspectiveHow Republicans trick Facebook and Twitter with claims of biasFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears for a hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on April 10. The fact that Dorsey had to speak up at all was a consequence of Republican outrage, which holds that social media platforms are discriminating against the right. Today, digital platforms, especially Facebook, Twitter and Google, are the new way that two-thirds of Americans get their news. Republicans were able to exploit this to their advantage in their flame-throwing about liberal media (even if they privately admitted their coverage was balanced). It shores up the Republican base against the claims of mainstream media bias and strengthens the conservative news echo chamber.

Snap earnings: After Facebook and Twitter disaster, whither Snapchat?

Earnings OutlookSnap earnings: After Facebook and Twitter disaster, whither Snapchat? Sandler has the equivalent of a buy on Snap stock with a $16 price target. That doesn't mean it's immune to the ultimate effects: declining revenue growth with little certainty of a reversal in the back half of the year. Sales: Analysts on average project Snap second-quarter revenue of $250.4 million, up from $182 million in the year-ago quarter. Stock movement: In the past three months, Snap stock has lost 13%, as the benchmark S&P 500 index has gained 6.4%.

A Generation Grows Up in China Without Google, Facebook or Twitter

As it stated in Even if the Western apps and sites make it into China, they may face apathy from young people. Two economists from Peking University and Stanford University concluded this year, after an 18-month survey, that Chinese college students were indifferent about having access to uncensored, politically sensitive information. One of the most famous was Han Han, a blogger who questioned the Chinese political system and traditional values. He sold millions of copies of books and has more than 40 million followers on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter. Many young people in China instead consume apps and services like Baidu, the social media service WeChat and the short-video platform Tik Tok.

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