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@LichtSpektrum What on earth are you talking about? Apple doesn't degrade SMS in any way. In fact, it enhances it. It includes SMS in the same app as its proprietary web-based messaging service, and automatically adjusts the text session to SMS if that is the service used by the other party. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaabreu610: @jasondunn @waltmossberg Also worth noting that all speech bubbles pre iMessage were green. The purpose of introducing a n… — PolitiTweet.org

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Why we can’t entirely rely on others to tell us what to trust, by @NewsLitProject. Even with guidance from well-intentioned sources, critical thinking and news literacy on the part of consumers are crucial. @alanmillerNLP. https://t.co/12cVNTp7I5 — PolitiTweet.org

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@jasondunn It’s also about security. SMS isn’t encrypted and is controlled by the phone companies, who have a long record of turning over stuff to governments. — PolitiTweet.org

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Addendum: I personally have never thought less of people with green bubbles, though I’ve teased them about it. Everyone should use the phone they prefer. — PolitiTweet.org

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@backlon @andrumarino @kait_tiffany @ashleyrcarman Ha! — PolitiTweet.org

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Really interesting podcast by @ashleyrcarman and @kait_tiffany on how and why iMessage users react differently to the blue and green bubbles. They interview a color expert who explains. Oh, and ⁦@backlon⁩ reaches calmness while discussing protocols. https://t.co/M1jugq3fZX — PolitiTweet.org

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Really interesting podcast by @ashleyrcarman and @kait_tiffany on how and why iMessage users react differently to the blue and green bubbles. They interview a color expert who explains. Oh, and @backlot reaches calmness while discussing protocols. https://t.co/M1jugq3fZX — PolitiTweet.org

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@backlon @andrumarino @kait_tiffany @ashleyrcarman You’re right. You sounded nearly calm about the Messaging mess. Nearly. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @marpmc: Listening to @NewsLitProject talk about the fighting fake news through teaching young people how to identify false stories @wel… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @marpmc: Students can learn how to be critical thinkers when reading or watching and not be manipulated by misinformation campaigns, tha… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @marpmc: Question from the audience: How do you motivate kids to be critical thinkers? When there’s so much power in the “like” button?… — PolitiTweet.org

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@LessThanLiz @CaseyNewton Sorry. But in Maryland, you can do it all online or at a kiosk, and never have to wait in line. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CaseyNewton I had my interview in a little enclosed office inside the local DMV, where the usual hordes were lining up to get drivers licenses and registrations. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewsLitProject: This is great news for Colorado. https://t.co/CshJgtmWQb #MediaLiteracy #NewsLiteracy — PolitiTweet.org

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@reckless @CaseyNewton Me too. — PolitiTweet.org

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So, a week after the final #GameofThrones episode Sunday, ⁦@HBO⁩ is airing a two-hour documentary about the show. There’s even a trailer for the documentary. https://t.co/VoOgCqur2h — PolitiTweet.org

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If you’re an educator in the Bay Area interested in boosting your students’ news literacy and critical thinking, this event tonight will be hugely valuable. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewsLitProject: San Fran educators, those interested in news literacy, the seeds of misinformation, and more: join us tonight at @welco… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alanmillerNLP: The vicious attack of a journalist in Turkey by a baseball bat-wielding mob should be deplored everywhere. "How can a jo… — PolitiTweet.org

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@Ndividuate @hbogo @hbonow @pkafka @reckless Not sure whether it’s a bug or a deal requirement. — PolitiTweet.org

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@tomwarren That famous Facebook transparency. — PolitiTweet.org

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@fancashire Yes. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DBurnsOfficial @hbogo @hbonow @pkafka @reckless Aha. — PolitiTweet.org

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Got the new AppleTV app on iPhone, iPad & Apple TV. Unlike what every review says, I have no “For You” section on any of them. Also, I have an entire row of what’s playing on @hbogo, & the shows play great. But also a huge offer to subscribe to @hbonow. Huh? @pkafka @reckless — PolitiTweet.org

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@KurtWagner8 Nope. An even worse sign: the company’s leaders don’t genuinely believe in privacy. On the record, off the record, in private meetings, on stage, the extent of Zuckerberg’s belief in privacy is a bunch of media-trained platitudes and empty promises. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NewsLitProject: Hearing this from students like Jordan validates what we do. Telling fact from fiction in this oversaturated informatio… — PolitiTweet.org

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@KurtWagner8 Good reason not to use WhatsApp, just like all the good reasons not to use any Facebook property. — PolitiTweet.org

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@reckless Were you time traveling to 1957? — PolitiTweet.org

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If you’re disappointed with the final season of Game of Thrones, especially compared with the books, this no-spoiler thread is a very intelligent explanation. (It’s not necessary to have read the books to appreciate this.) #GoT — PolitiTweet.org