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Alex Kotch

@alexkotch
7 posts
2020-11-17
@oneunderscore__ For those of us who are capable of introspection, @cliomiso's article on Substack is quite good, and the first reporting I've seen that sheds any light into how the company decides whether to offer benefits to writers https://www.cjr.org/...
2020-11-17 View on X
Columbia Journalism Review

Profile of Substack, whose founders insist it is a platform, not a media company, and say there is less need for moderation as readers opt in to newsletters

Did a newsletter company create a more equitable media system—or replicate the flaws of the old one? Tweets: @benthompson , @cliomiso , @asymmetricinfo , @can , @bdomenech , @maxwe...

2020-11-11
Not good. Members of Biden transition team reviewing OMB work at predatory gig economy companies Lyft, Airbnb, as well as...Amazon. https://buildbackbetter.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
2020-11-11 View on X
CNBC

Joe Biden's transition team of advisors includes employees from Amazon, Airbnb, Uber, and other tech companies, as well as several outspoken tech critics

- Biden's transition agency review teams already includes several current and former tech employees from companies …

2020-10-08
Ok cool so misleading political ads will be allowed through Election Day, great reform guys https://twitter.com/...
2020-10-08 View on X
Washington Post

Facebook says it will temporarily suspend political ads after US polls close on Nov. 3 and will remove calls for poll watching that use “militarized” language

The move is intended to limit confusion and misinformation on the platform, the social media company says

2020-03-15
Remember when Jeff Bezos, whose company owns Whole Foods, said he was so freakin' rich he didn't know how to spend his money so, heck, he'd start a space program? https://twitter.com/...
2020-03-15 View on X
VICE

Amazon Prime likely to falter during COVID-19 crisis, from supply chain issues, increased demand, and the potential of a warehouse outbreak

More than half of American households are Amazon Prime members, and, for better or worse, have come to rely on the service for many of their everyday needs.

2020-02-27
“Bloomberg's campaign has spent the last month unapologetically performing the digital equivalent of dumping buckets of fresh garbage into the trash fire that is internet discourse in 2020, apparently with little or no concern for the toxic side effects.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
2020-02-27 View on X
New York Times

Several high-profile Instagram accounts switch to private to avoid scrutiny when posting sponsored content for Bloomberg's campaign

The Bloomberg campaign is putting out more memes on private Instagram accounts — and running faster than Facebook can keep up.

2019-09-27
SCOOP at @Sludge: Facebook is making millions of dollars in ad revenue from @splcenter-designated hate groups. At least 38 hate groups & leaders have paid Facebook $1.6 million since May 2018. https://readsludge.com/...
2019-09-27 View on X
Sludge

Report: since May 2018, ~38 entities identified as “hate groups” by the SPLC have paid Facebook ~$1.6M to run sponsored ads, despite its anti-hate speech policy

Despite a company policy banning hate speech, the social media giant has taken in nearly $1.6 million from hate groups since mid-2018.

An extremism expert tells me that Facebook's approach to monitoring hate content is “misaligned with how extremist movements work.” Facebook allows hate groups to advertise & recruit on its platform. https://readsludge.com/...
2019-09-27 View on X
Sludge

Report: since May 2018, ~38 entities identified as “hate groups” by the SPLC have paid Facebook ~$1.6M to run sponsored ads, despite its anti-hate speech policy

Despite a company policy banning hate speech, the social media giant has taken in nearly $1.6 million from hate groups since mid-2018.