As “censorship free” social network Parler returns to the iOS App Store, CEO Ryan Rhodes talks new features, moderation, and building “a true open platform”
[Thread] Elon Musk says a “new Twitter policy” will deboost and demonetize “negative/hate tweets” and reinstates Kathy Griffin, Jordan Peterson, and Babylon Bee
This week has been a week. Okay, let's just get into it. — Twitter needs to die Derek Saul / Forbes : ‘Freedom Of Speech, But Not Freedom Of Reach’: Musk Reinstates Kathy Griffin And Jordan Peterso...
After a slow start, Donald Trump's Truth Social has passed Gab, Parler, and other right-wing social media in unique visitors, largely due to Trump posting
New York Times : Tweets: @mattgoldstein26 and @risj_oxford Tweets: Matthew Goldstein / @mattgoldstein26 : Trump's Truth Social finds niche on the right even as Trump Media's SPAC deal is in doubt. Co...
Source: Parler has ~50,000 DAUs and its parent company Parlement had been trying to sell the social network for the past few weeks at a “wildly inflated” price
conservative opportunists have seen the partisan split emerging across Big Tech and decided they want a piece of the action. But instead of innovating — which is hard — they pump out crappy copies of ...
A look at the challenges facing Trump's Truth Social app, including competition from Gettr and Parler and finding users willing to leave mainstream apps
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A look at the challenges facing Trump's Truth Social app, including finding users willing to leave mainstream apps and competition from Gettr and Parler
Truth Social, the former president's hard-right alternative to Twitter, could open its doors next month. But as businesses go, outrage may not be the best moneymaker.
Center for Countering Digital Hate: Substack makes at least $2.5M/year via anti-vaccine posts; Substack defends hosting “writers with whom we strongly disagree”
Newsletter company Substack is making millions off anti-vaccine content, according to estimates Tweets: @lulumeservey , @neontaster , @alexhern , @chelseaclinton , @ggreenwald , @philthatremains , @ge...
Sources: Trump declined offers from Gettr and Parler in favor of his own social media startup, and is frustrated with the slow development of TRUTH Social
Advisers say the former president is frustrated by the pace of development of his promised website, still months away from its launch
After leaving Meta, Brandon Silverman, co-founder of Facebook-acquired CrowdTangle, has helped craft a bipartisan bill to boost social networks' transparency
The co-founder of CrowdTangle has been working with Congress on legislation to make tech companies disclose their inner workings. Tweets: @benyt , @lauraedelson2 , @apmckay , @elipariser , @aaschapiro...
As Parler returns to the App Store, its chief policy officer says posts labeled as “hate” by its AI, hidden on iOS, will be viewable on other devices and web
Shut down after the Jan. 6 riot, Parler is using a new artificial intelligence moderation system with more stringent standards …