2023-02-25
“...it's no longer clear that Twitter is a stable platform on which to maintain this work.” So sad about this. Have been a devoted (joyful) reader of Politwoops for years. 😢 Politwoops was the gift that kept on giving. RIP. Just a wonderful read (obit?) 👇 by @derekwillis https://twitter.com/...
ProPublica
Politwoops, a ProPublica project that tracked and archived politicians' deleted tweets since 2012, is shutting down as the required Twitter tools no longer work
Whether officials were deleting an embarrassing post or just correcting a typo, Politwoops tracked them all.
2022-12-22
“In the nearly half-trillion-dollar digital ad industry, Google sets the rules of the road. More than any other company, #Google determines the online #ads we see, what they cost and who gets paid for them.” by @propublica's @CraigSilverman & Ruth Talbot https://www.propublica.org/...
ProPublica
Google's Display Network, which places ads on 2M+ websites, lets site owners stay anonymous while putting ads beside pirated content, porn, and disinformation
In late 2021, the right-wing site Conservative Beaver published a story falsely claiming the FBI had arrested Pfizer's CEO for fraud. Tweets: @craigsilverman , @craigsilverman , @t...
2022-06-21
“The truth of it is Google makes money while looking the other way” “The tech giant has long boasted that it doesn't accept ads for firearms, but a @ProPublica analysis shows that #Google's ad systems served up more than 100 million ads from #gun makers.” https://www.propublica.org/...
ProPublica
Analysis: despite claiming to reject gun ads, Google accepted ads from the 15 top US firearms sellers between March 9 and June 6, generating 120M+ impressions
ProPublica : Tweets: @charhappyinmd , @craigsilverman , @craigsilverman , @craigsilverman , @craigsilverman , @chrishendel , @brettmmurphy , @propublica , and @chrisfralic See als...