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Joe Biden is putting pressure on Facebook with an open letter Mark Zuckerberg: https://t.co/wFZtfMRsUW https://t.co/8Ul0PTkgd9 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Times also spoke to DC National Guard members who similarly felt uncomfortable with the mission. https://t.co/eZGkyAfOGn But because DC isn’t a state, the DC Guard couldn’t refuse. It’s directly controlled by the Army, which leads to power fantasies like this: https://t.co/VVYEnOvygg — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brianstelter: "An argument about Twitter— or any part of the internet— as 'real life' is frequently an argument about what voices 'matt… — PolitiTweet.org

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I can’t help imagining how different our nation’s culture might be if we’d simply never gone to war after 9/11. Would we be selling as much military gear to police? Facilitating so much hatred of brown people? Sending so many soldiers home physically and emotionally broken? https://t.co/DrXvQnts4B — PolitiTweet.org

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A heartbreaking story by @dlippman, who talked to National Guard members struggling with their role in facing down protesters: https://t.co/vWKQeXkZHr https://t.co/gedBQlSSUL — PolitiTweet.org

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As recently as last August, @drewharwell reported that Ring had struck partnerships with 400 police agencies. Less than a year later, that number is up to more than 1,300, according to Ring’s own public list. https://t.co/qQWWXwpwjt — PolitiTweet.org

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On a related note, last year I asked Ring whether it prohibits agencies from using its surveillance footage with Rekognition. Ring said its policies don’t govern how police departments store or handle video evidence. https://t.co/N9S4JUvR0F — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Chronotope: So that answers my question: yes, instead of storing metadata about links you click now Twitter stores a log that explicit… — PolitiTweet.org

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Twitter’s testing a new feature on Android that encourages you to actually read articles before sharing them. You know who won’t see that? https://t.co/dl4hp1Mlmg https://t.co/fxgKfhuU41 — PolitiTweet.org

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Amazon says it’s halting police use of its facial recognition product, Rekognition, for one year — saying it hopes it "might give Congress enough time to implement appropriate rules.” https://t.co/mNEJpKqaET — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@michaeljcoffey But what I’m saying is, just because they settled on Android for now doesn’t mean it was arbitrary or necessarily a sign of poor test design. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@michaeljcoffey I’ve asked Twitter if there’s any logic behind the choice, so we’ll see what they say. But just to speculate, like, maybe the Android team finished first. Maybe it was a coin toss. Maybe there are developer rules that make it easier to do this kind of thing on Android. — PolitiTweet.org

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@michaeljcoffey There are any number of reasons why they may have chosen to test it on Android first. Inferring that Twitter thinks Android users are “the worst problem,” whatever that means, seems like a jump to conclusions. — PolitiTweet.org

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@michaeljcoffey There are a lot of assumptions baked into this statement. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@michaeljcoffey I mean, they literally say it’s a test, so I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of it being deployed more widely in future. — PolitiTweet.org

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Some questions. 1. How does this work for articles that spread conspiracy theories? Is it better or worse if you have to read the conspiracy theory before you share it? 2. Marketers and sponsored content types are going to love this. Twitter will help drive your conversions! — PolitiTweet.org

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Twitter’s going to start shaming you for not reading past the headline. I really hope Twitter eventually shares data about the effects of this decision on user behavior. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimtankersley: White House NEC Director Larry Kudlow told reporters a few moments ago, “I don’t believe there is systemic racism in the… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @joshscampbell: Key takeaway from recent events: Film it. Film it all. Don’t stop filming. If public servants are doing their jobs corre… — PolitiTweet.org

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Starbucks has discovered the Italian way to drink coffee. https://t.co/ePe2VaWKBG https://t.co/0XysMQ5UVW — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

A common joke I’ve seen among IT types is: [nothing goes wrong] “Why do we pay you?” [something goes wrong] “Why do we pay you?" — PolitiTweet.org

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@MattSepara @Ernieoss Or the number of agents, bouncers, et al. who refuse to accept a DC license because DC is “not a state.” Setting aside the arguments for or against DC statehood, statehood itself has no bearing on the validity of a government-issued photo ID. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @saraashleyo: ok tech ... who is going to reevaluate board representation next 🧐 — PolitiTweet.org

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A big factor in this is that hardly anyone outside of DC considers it a “real place” with real people. The Times can barely bring itself to say DC has actual restaurants. Until recently, TSA and customs agents thought our IDs referred to South America. https://t.co/Ju6vqUxgKg — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Iyengarish: For a few short weeks at the start of this year, it appeared that the techlash was on hold. It's not anymore. My latest… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MarshallCohen: An electoral disaster in Georgia, with essentially all the problems that experts have been warning about for MONTHS, sin… — PolitiTweet.org

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Incredible reporting by @lorenzofb. "Facebook took the unprecedented step of helping the FBI hack him to gather evidence that led to his arrest and conviction.” https://t.co/TpBwMdHCZL — PolitiTweet.org

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EU officials want monthly reports from tech platforms on how they’re fighting coronavirus misinformation: https://t.co/XANGPAIi0s via @Hadas_Gold — PolitiTweet.org

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@OTI My kingdom for a working MacBook keyboard — PolitiTweet.org

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Big for DC wonks: @OTI says it wil no longer take funding from Facebook. https://t.co/DpW4rq8JGx — PolitiTweet.org