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Denyse O'Leary
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April 26, 2022
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Social Media
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Muskageddon! Elon Musk, World’s Richest Man, Now Owns Twitter

Denyse O'Leary
April 26, 2022
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And wants it to be more of a free speech platform. How will that go? Musk claims to be committed to free speech. That’s the biggest single social media change in a decade. As the smoke clears, many top U. S. media pros have expressed what can only be described as “grave concern” about this: I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2022 Responses range from staid “Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management, and an investor in Tesla and Twitter, believes that Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter will ultimately benefit the company and its users, amid concerns about how the Read More ›

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Caitlin Bassett
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January 22, 2021
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Social Media
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Poland’s Free Speech Champion Speaks Out!

Poland has been drafting laws that would hold Big Social Media accountable
Caitlin Bassett
January 22, 2021
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A month after Poland announced drafted legislation that would hold social media companies accountable for their censorship activities, the author of the widely discussed law has spoken out on why he felt the need to get the state involved. In an article published to Newsweek on January 21, Sebastian Kaleta (pictured) called on “democratic governments all over the globe” to defend the free speech rights of their citizens against the censorship efforts of social media companies. “Two thousand years ago, the Roman comedian Juvenal asked, ‘Who will watch the watchers?’” Kaleta wrote. “In the case of Big Tech, I believe that the answer lies with the people – not nameless moderators operating with no transparency and no ability for recourse.” Read More ›

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James C. Patterson II
Date
October 14, 2020
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Ethics, Information Theory, Medicine and Health, Social Media
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Information Today Is Like Water in the Ocean. How Do We Test It?

Often, we must sort through many layers of bias in information to get at the facts that matter
James C. Patterson II
October 14, 2020
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Ethics, Information Theory, Medicine and Health, Social Media
Examining specific types of bias in our thinking will help us evaluate the information on key issues that inundates us today. Read More ›