September 24, 2023

Washington Post: Misinformation research is buckling under GOP legal attacks

Washington Post: Misinformation research is buckling under GOP legal attacks. “Academics, universities and government agencies are overhauling or ending research programs designed to counter the spread of online misinformation amid a legal campaign from conservative politicians and activists who accuse them of colluding with tech companies to censor right-wing views.” The link is to a gift article so you should be able to read it without paywall.

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September 8, 2023

Texas Monthly: My Brief Career as a Paid Pro-Paxton Propagandist

Texas Monthly: My Brief Career as a Paid Pro-Paxton Propagandist. “Before the start of his impeachment trial this week, pro-Paxton political forces were paying for influencers to post on social media in support of the state’s top legal authority, who faces sixteen counts ranging from dereliction of official duty to bribery and conspiracy. How do I know this? Because I signed up to be a social media influencer, and to my great surprise, I earned $50 for each of two posts.”

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September 7, 2023

Gizmodo: These 24 Members of Congress Paid for Twitter

Gizmodo: These 24 Members of Congress Paid for Twitter. “The United States House of Representatives recently published its Statement of Disbursements, which is a summary of how the members of Congress have spent money from April to June of this year. The 3,400-page report specifically highlights some representatives that spent money on ‘Twitter paid features.’ According to the report at least 24 members of Congress spent money on Twitter Blue/X Premium—5 of those were Democrats while 19 were Republicans.”

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August 20, 2023

Federal News Network: As free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government social media influencers grow in power

Federal News Network: As free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government social media influencers grow in power. “[Douglas] Guzmán is part of an expanding network of social media personalities acting as a megaphone for the millennial leader. At the same time [Nayib] Bukele has cracked down on the press, his government has embraced those influencers. As the president seeks to hold onto power, he has harnessed that flood of pro-Bukele content slowly turning his Central American nation into an informational echo chamber.”

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August 13, 2023

PsyPost: U.S. senators tend to have greater approval and reach when using “greed communication” in tweets

PsyPost: U.S. senators tend to have greater approval and reach when using “greed communication” in tweets. “An analysis of tweets of U.S. senators holding office between 2013 and 2021 showed that a specific communication factor called ‘greed communication’ predicts their approval and reach on the social media platform. Democratic senators who used more greed communication tended to have greater approval and retweets compared to Republican senators who used the same communication pattern.”

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July 21, 2023

Euronews: French authorities ban Twitter Blue for political candidates ahead of elections

Euronews: French authorities ban Twitter Blue for political candidates ahead of elections . “French political candidates will not be allowed to have a blue tick on Twitter six months ahead of an election, campaign financing authorities said. France’s commission for campaign accounts and political financing, the CNCCFP, said in a thread on the social media site that the blue check would be considered a form of ‘sponsored advertising’.”

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July 19, 2023

Los Angeles Blade: Angered by LGBTQ+ lecture, state GOP lawmakers threaten funds

Los Angeles Blade: Angered by LGBTQ+ lecture, state GOP lawmakers threaten funds. “A contingent of Alabama Republican Senate lawmakers led by State Sen. Chris Elliott, are filing a bill that will divert $5 million in critical funds from the Alabama Department of Archives and History over its refusal to not hold a noontime lecture focused on LGBTQ+ history this past month in recognition of LGBTQ+ Pride Month.”

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July 17, 2023

Daily Beast: GOP Lawmaker Banned From Wikipedia After Self-Editing Spree

Daily Beast: GOP Lawmaker Banned From Wikipedia After Self-Editing Spree. “Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) is a notable alumnus of Manhattan College—at least according to the Bronx liberal arts school’s Wikipedia page. The congressman, a former state lawmaker who upset Democratic campaign chief Sean Patrick Maloney last year, may boast a resume that merits the honor. But it wasn’t the Wikipedia hive mind that put Lawler on the notable alumni list; it was apparently Lawler himself.”

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