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Donald Trump: social media ban shows corporate responsibility can win out over profits
Michael J. Boland, The Conversation, 17 March 2021Following the January riot at the US Capitol in Washington, tech giants moved rapidly to “de-platform” Donald Trump. For Michael J. Boland, this action highlights big tech's shift towards “taking steps to detoxify the worst content". Boland argues that social media companies are “finally recognising their potential impact on democracy” and the...
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UK Daily Telegraph plans to link journalists’ pay with article popularity
Archie Bland, The Guardian, 16 March 2021The Daily Telegraph in the UK is planning to link some elements of journalists’ pay to the popularity of their articles. “In due course” the news outlet wants to use the “Stars system", which scores stories published online according to factors such as how many subscriptions they drive and how many clicks they get. This will “link performance...
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Social media has huge problems with free speech and moderation. Could a decentralised platform fix this?
Chris Berg, Elizabeth Morton & Marta Poblet, The Conversation, 16 March 2021Recent actions by social media giants have led many to ask whether social media platforms wield too much power? In response, a variety of “decentralised” social media networks now promise to be the custodians of free-spoken, censorship-resistant and crowd-curated content, free of corporate and political interference. This is as decentralised...
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Chinese technology is advancing, but it’s a long way from global domination
Future Tense Podcast, ABC, 14 March 2021In this episode, the panel discusses how Chinese technology firms are beginning to lead the way in certain social media areas, but also coming up against cultural and manufacturing limits more broadly. The panel also analyses how China is rising and how the US, and the West, are…
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A year on, what lessons have been learned from the pandemic?
Babbage Podcast, The Economist, 10 March 2021In this episode, host Kenneth Cukier and epidemiologist Professor Dame Anne Johnson, explore the future path of COVID-19 infections, COVID’s current impact on society as well as opportunities for…
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Survey shows people want to discuss social, political issues at work and call for companies to support their view
Jack Kelly, Forbes, 09 March 2021Recent survey results from Gartner, a leading research and advisory company offering business insights, reveal that “three-quarters of employees expect their employer to take a stance on current societal or cultural issues, even if those issues have nothing to do with their employer.” Likewise, the survey results highlighted that 68%...
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Oprah proved she is the greatest celebrity interviewer of all time. All journalists can learn from her
Margaret Sullivan, The Washington Post, 09 March 2021Following her interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, many are praising Oprah Winfrey for her relentless follow-up questions, compassionate demeanour, and focused skill in eliciting bombshell after bombshell. In addition, recent interviews with the Obamas, Joe Biden, among others, has situated Oprah as arguably the best celebrity...
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The man behind Britain’s anti-‘woke’ GB News channel explains how he plans to revolutionise TV news in the UK
Thomas Colson, Business Insider, 06 March 2021GB News has not even launched yet, but Britain’s newest news channel is already causing controversy in the UK, where broadcast news is required to be strictly impartial. GB News promises to be Britain’s first “anti-woke channel” and has hired a series of right-leaning presenters. British television has, until now, shied away from opinion-led...
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Misinformation about COVID vaccines is putting Australia’s diverse communities at risk
Ban Xiao, Tahlea Aualiitia, Natasya Salim & Samuel Yang, ABC News, 04 March 2021As Australia begins to receive its COVID-19 vaccines, experts are warning against misinformation being spread on social media platforms, including among culturally diverse groups. For example, posts on Chinese social media platform WeChat have been spreading the false claim that mRNA vaccines, such as the Pfizer jab, can integrate with a...
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Rio Tinto chair steps down after Juukan Gorge cave destruction
Gerard Cockburn, news.com.au, 03 March 2021Rio Tinto’s chairman, Simon Thompson, resigned after continued shareholder pressure over the mining giant’s destruction of the sacred Indigenous caves at Juukan Gorge. In a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange on Wednesday, Mr Thompson announced he would step down from the board and not seek re-election at its 2022 annual general meeting,...
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