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YouTube confirms to me that Trump’s suspension is being extended again and that Rudy Giuliani will be barred from monetizing his channel for at least 30 days. — PolitiTweet.org

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The document shows that despite efforts by the tech industry to turn the page in Washington with a new incoming administration, SV will continue to be dogged by many of the issues it was forced to play defense against over the last four years. — PolitiTweet.org

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Other priorities in the strategy doc include probing more deeply into Apple and Google's app stores and their decisions to host or remove "certain apps" -- likely a reference to Parler. And "deplatforming" gets its own bullet point in a list of nearly a dozen objectives. — PolitiTweet.org

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A committee GOP aide confirmed the authenticity of the memo and said McMorris Rodgers sent it to Republican members of the panel this week. — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: A strategy memo sent by @cathymcmorris to House Republicans on @EnergyCommerce this week and obtained by CNN outlines a plan to step up pressure on Big Tech censorship claims. The memo gestures at new legislation to sunset or require a reauthorization of Section 230. https://t.co/FvIkZqWPLm — PolitiTweet.org

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FCC acting chair says the agency is probing reports of widespread "internet-related outages" Verizon spokesman Rich Young tells me the company is "aware of an issue impacting the quality of Fios service throughout the Northeast corridor" and that it's working on a fix. — PolitiTweet.org

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Uhhhh https://t.co/yl7wUgdOBb — PolitiTweet.org

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Just because there's a new president doesn't mean Silicon Valley will get a fresh start in Washington. Here's what's in store for the tech industry amid a Democratic administration, on everything from antitrust to Section 230: https://t.co/Qyw8aF9xsR — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Marty reshaped the Post in so many ways and embraced digital journalism at a time when it was still largely a novelty -- something many publishers were still trying to understand. — PolitiTweet.org

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The end of an era. I still remember the day I had a job interview in Marty's office. Terrifying experience. But I'm so grateful he took a chance on me. — PolitiTweet.org

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@AlexJamesFitz god this was fun to read — PolitiTweet.org

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The underlying thing I'm struggling with, I guess, is whether we're all being honest with ourselves about how the internet works (now). Or are we telling ourselves a different story because it's more convenient? — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

There's something to be said for giving users what they say they want, and it makes total sense for a platform to listen to its audience members. But people also widely praise bipartisanship in the abstract, even when their *revealed preferences* show they are rabid partisans. — PolitiTweet.org

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There's a part of me that fervently hopes Twitter is right, and another part of me that suspects this is Twitter's solution because it *sounded good to focus groups*: https://t.co/CLjBDqTp5W — PolitiTweet.org

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Can a product rooted in the optimism of the first idea successfully conquer the harmful effects of the second? Or is that early time in the internet's history lost and gone forever, as much of a relic as CRTs and CDs? That's essentially the test that Twitter is setting up here. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

We spent much of the past decade coming to grips with *other* realities of the internet. The internet reflects real-world power structures, amplifies the loudest among us, gives bad actors new opportunities to game and cheat the system. This is the internet of the 2010s-2020s. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

An interesting thing about Birdwatch is how much it leans into a narrative we like to tell ourselves about the internet, which is that it is little-d democratic, levels playing fields, returns power to the people, gives voice to the voiceless, etc. A very 1990s-early 2000s idea. — PolitiTweet.org

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The epitome of LMGTFY — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Perhaps this one could be an early candidate for @birdwatch https://t.co/bDkX0XR6qh — PolitiTweet.org

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Back to reddit, it's common to see popular ideas get voted to the top, regardless of merit. Claims that cut against the CW get "downvoted to oblivion." Reddit hasn't really come up with a good way to deal with the externalities of this, other than banning subs that spread lies. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Wikipedia, meanwhile, has pretty strict version control. Sometimes you get rogue edits, but they're quickly reversed. Version control isn't a thing with tweets. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

The parallels to reddit and Wikipedia seem obvious, but there are critical differences that could complicate things. reddit is made up of communities that are led by moderators who have the power to establish rules and directly remove content. That isn't the case on Twitter. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Here's what participants will see when they register for the program: https://t.co/Ywtkt2Of1r https://t.co/MbvRxRCrLO — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Here's more about how Twitter's note-ranking system will work: https://t.co/BIf2jkcWWC https://t.co/Myrpjwxrs8 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Twitter is about to become a little more like reddit and Wikipedia, turning to users to add context to misleading tweets in a new pilot project known as Birdwatch: https://t.co/2KsG1JC26v — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@TonyRomm I listened to this last night! It’s actually… pretty good? — PolitiTweet.org

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This is also tech reporters watching congressional hearings about Section 230 — PolitiTweet.org

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Sorry not sorry for putting Bernie in the children’s toys aisle of the Target on 14th Street — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @jmhansler: White House has ordered an intelligence review of Russian misdeeds ranging from SolarWinds hack to alleged bounties on US tr… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@MattVas Just did a warranty exchange for like, three pairs I’ve worn since 2012 — PolitiTweet.org