Brian Fung | @[email protected]

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

This has been the single biggest point of confusion with the administration’s interlocking executive orders on TikTok and Trump’s own rhetoric on the issue. Trump’s rhetoric has often linked a sale of TikTok with a ban, implying that one could result in avoiding the other. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The deadline that came and went on Nov. 12 stems from an executive order that Trump signed on Aug. 14. That order simply requires that TikTok be sold by Nov. 12. There is no “or else” clause. Nothing in there says that TikTok has to be sold or it will be banned. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The first thing everyone wants to know is, is TikTok banned in the US? The short answer is NO, not at the moment. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Getting lots of questions about the fate of TikTok today, so I’ll try to outline what we know and don’t know below. Follow along! — PolitiTweet.org

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This is also completely unrelated to the petition TikTok filed for court review of the Aug. 14 CFIUS executive order requiring TikTok’s divestiture by Nov. 12. — PolitiTweet.org

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More: Twitter says it will roll back certain temporary policies it put in place for the election, but for now will keep some of the restrictions that make it harder to retweet content on the platform. https://t.co/ktf6SM2OhT — PolitiTweet.org

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In an election post-mortem, Twitter says it applied contextual labels to roughly 300,000 tweets sharing disputed or potentially misleading information over a two-week period that included Election Day. — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Fired Amazon worker Christian Smalls has filed a class-action civil rights suit against his former employer and on behalf of what he says are thousands of Amazon workers the company allegedly put at risk in the early days of the pandemic: https://t.co/491vwiFfPh — PolitiTweet.org

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TikTok is staring down the barrel of an executive order deadline that Trump imposed but seemingly no longer cares about: https://t.co/s3mgN37uKH — PolitiTweet.org

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LA County officials are publicly debunking the idea that this is somehow nefarious. @LACountyRRCC says these are legally cast ballots that are *supposed* to be collected and processed after Election Day https://t.co/qDLUhTFLdc — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: Republican Philadelphia City Commissioner says they looked into a list claiming dead people voted. "Between everything… — PolitiTweet.org

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The filing has now hit the docket: https://t.co/abImfNwo8Z — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: Trump’s own Department of Homeland Security pushes back on rumors that dead people were casting ballots in the 2020 election, s… — PolitiTweet.org

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TikTok has filed a petition with the DC Circuit asking for enforcement of the Aug. 14 CFIUS divestment order to be halted. The order originally required that TikTok be divested by Nov. 12. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Facebook now says the video has been rated as false by third-party fact-checkers and so its distribution will be reduced. Users have shared or who attempt to share the video will be warned that it is false. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @andymstone: @b_fung Multiple third-party fact-checking partners have rated this false so its distribution is dramatically reduced. Anyo… — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Judiciary officially sets the date and time for the upcoming hearing involving Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey. https://t.co/2dsvFW9plh — PolitiTweet.org

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And other experts say that not removing false claims of election cheating "increases the chances of violent acts by those reading the posts.” More from @Iyengarish and myself here: https://t.co/tZQ04O6rl7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Some experts are warning that the damage being done now by misinformation ecosystems could last for “years or even decades, unfortunately, because people are very motivated to both participate in them and believe them.” https://t.co/tZQ04O6rl7 — PolitiTweet.org

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The viral video’s main source is a misleading, now-removed tweet by Pam Bondi saying RealClearPolitics had changed its projections for Pennsylvania, thus losing Biden the race. But RCP itself said it had never called the state. YouTube says the video doesn’t violate its rules. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

A viral YouTube video with over a million views and that's been shared repeatedly in the top-performing Facebook group in politics claims Biden has lost his status as president-elect. Others claim CNN has altered its projections. Neither claim is true. https://t.co/tZQ04O6rl7 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Simington rules out classifying ISPs under Title II of the Communications Act: "I see no reason to pursue reclassification.” Not entirely a surprise but there you go for #netneutrality followers. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

That Senate confirmation hearing is ongoing and you can watch live here: https://t.co/cCUa2l744L — PolitiTweet.org

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Blumenthal, in his opening remarks, said Simington’s nomination — and Trump’s tweet earlier today urging a swift confirmation — raises concerns that “you have been sent to the FCC on a mission to execute” Trump’s social media executive order. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

If confirmed, Simington would thus be in a position to oversee a proceeding that he helped ask for while in the Trump administration. Sen. Blumenthal asks if Simington would recuse himself. Simington says it’s “premature” to say but that he would consult the FCC ethics office. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Trump’s FCC nominee Nathan Simington acknowledges he played a “minor” role in drafting and preparing the Trump administration’s petition to the FCC to “clarify” #Section230. Sen. Cruz asks if he thinks the FCC rulemaking should move forward. “Senator, I do,” Simington says. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Don’t expect Biden to go any easier on Big Tech than Trump has. Here’s what to expect from a Biden administration, according to policy analysts following the tech industry closely. https://t.co/D2jLjrmAXL — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The EU has accused Amazon of antitrust violations stemming from its alleged use of third-party seller data, and also launched another investigation into the company over self-preferencing: https://t.co/5xXr21RF88 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

IBM just sent a letter to Biden with congratulations and a list of policy priorities for the new administration, including restoring DACA, rejoining the Paris climate agreement and changes to Section 230: https://t.co/aWrhIT0E7w — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The misinformation challenge facing social media companies has only gotten bigger since the election. — PolitiTweet.org