On 25 March 2021 the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google were before Congress about their handling of misinformation and online extremism following the 6 January Capitol riots. The, Guardian, CNBC and BBC also reports. Continue reading
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Category: United States (Page 1 of 14)
Never before in human history, have those in charge of carrying public information to billions of people across the planet, been left unregulated. The closest example of large scale information carriers are telephone companies and TV news stations, both of which operate under licences, which prohibit discrimination or selection of their users. Certainly not a selection, which is based on race or on political affiliation. Continue reading
Over the past several years, and maybe even longer, it seems as if every day brings a new round of attacks on the American press. Continue reading
Free speech advocates have long believed that suing a news organization threatens free speech. Democracy needs a press to be free to report, without fear or favor, the facts as it sees them. Continue reading
A group of US lawmakers is proposing a Australia style bill for media organisation, particularly social media companies- Ars Technica has the story. Reuters also covers the legislative proposals advanced by Amy Klobuchar and David Cicilline. Continue reading
The BBC has the latest on the Trump impeachment trial. President Biden has warned that democracy is fragile following the acquittal of the President. 57 to 43 Senators voted to convict Trump, 10 short of the 67 needed. The BBC has considered the implications of the trial. Sky News reports as does the Financial Times and NPR. Continue reading
On 6 January 2021 President Donald Trump spoke at a “Save America” rally in Washington D.C before Congress was set to confirm the election results in Joe Biden’s favour. Trumps speech is said to have incited groups of protesters who believed his allegations of election fraud: see the Dispatches fact checking of the speech here. Continue reading
The counting of electoral college votes to certify the result of a US election is usually a routine affair. But emboldened by a provocative speech by outgoing president Donald Trump, an angry mob of his supporters made the ceremony international news by breaking into the US Capitol in a brazen attack on American democracy. Continue reading
On 7 November 2020 Joe Biden won the US Presidential election, alongside his running mate Kamala Harris, with 290 electoral college votes to President Trump’s 232. US media outlets concluded that Biden will win the election with 306 electoral votes to Trump’s 232. The Associated Press provided an explainer on the media’s role in calling the races in US elections. Continue reading
Rupert Murdoch is famous for always wanting to back a winner. So, amid the frenzied atmosphere of the vote count, when his Fox News network started to refer to Donald Trump’s “unfounded fraud claims” with regard to the election, it was clear his chances of retaining the presidency were diminishing by the minute. Continue reading
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