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Twitter’s Best Strategy to Combat Hate Speech Is Politely Asking People to Knock It Off, Study Finds
The best way to minimise the foul and feral amount of hate speech currently polluting Twitter is apparently to just nicely ask people to stop, according to new research published by Cambridge University Press.
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Big Tech Sues Texas Over Its Social Media Law That Seems Obviously Unconstitutional
Two major technology trade groups repping some of the biggest names in tech — including Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter — are suing the state of Texas over the state’s new law barring their platforms from cracking down on far-right content.
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Twitter’s New Communities Feature Gives Laser-Eyed Bitcoin Bros and Dog Lovers a Space to Talk Among Themselves
Furthering its quest to suddenly become every other app, Twitter is now introducing Facebook Group/Reddit subreddit-like groups called Communities that revolve around shared interests.
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Conspiracy Video Platform Rumble Is Recruiting Its Own Motley Crew of Influencers
The Canadian video hosting platform Rumble, which has become a conservative and far-right stronghold, has thrown a Hail Mary pass: it’s now recruiting more diverse (read: less alt-right) personalities to join the site and “challenge the status quo” in their own fashion. Most prominently, they’ve enlisted former Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and agitator journalist Glenn…