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* Cartoonist Quits WashPost, Tells All
* Meta’s MAGA Move
* Bluesky Shows Up Net Giants
* Goodbye Net Neutrality
* Kari Lake to Take Over Voice of America
* Rightist Influencers and Digital Literacy
* Arrests of US Journalists Surged in 2024
* The Decline of Physical Media
* Ten Hottest Social Media Videos
* Tech Breakthroughs in 2025
CARTOONIST QUITS WASHPOST, TELLS ALL
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By Ann Telnaes
Open Windows
I’ve worked for the _Washington Post_ since 2008 as an editorial
cartoonist. In all that time I’ve never had a cartoon killed because
of who or what I chose to aim my pen at. Until now. The cartoon that
was killed criticizes the billionaire tech and media chief executives
who have been doing their best to curry favor with incoming
President-elect Trump.
Meta’s MAGA Move
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By Avery Lotz and Sara Fischer
Axios
Meta announced Tuesday that it will end its fact-checking program on
its platforms in exchange for X-style community notes as part of a
slate of changes targeting “censorship” and embracing “free
expression.” The changes echo calls from the right to walk back
“censorship” on social media and coincide with President-elect
Trump’s return to the White House.
BLUESKY SHOWS UP NET GIANTS
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By Ryan Cooper
The American Prospect
Unlike any other big platform, Bluesky does not censor posts with
outgoing links. Indeed, it does not have any proprietary “for you”
algorithm, instead defaulting to a traditional reverse-chronological
feed, and allowing users to pick from algorithms that can be developed
by others. Despite its modest size, _The Guardian_ reports that
Bluesky traffic has already outstripped that from Twitter.
GOODBYE NET NEUTRALITY
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By Craig Aaron
Common Dreams
The powerful telecom industry did what they always do when the FCC
does anything good or important on behalf of consumers: They sued to
overturn the rules.
KARI LAKE TO TAKE OVER VOICE OF AMERICA
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By Brian Stelter
CNN
President-elect Donald Trump says he wants his ally Kari Lake to take
over the federal government's official news outlet, VOA. Voice of
America is part of the US Agency for Global Media, which also runs
networks like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Middle East
Broadcasting Networks.
RIGHTIST INFLUENCERS AND DIGITAL LITERACY
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By Aaliyah Guzman
Feminist Majority Foundation
What made Trump unique wasn’t just his message, but his ability to
speak the language of internet culture – his unfiltered tweets,
his willingness to be politically incorrect, and his embrace of meme
culture all aligned perfectly with the communication style of online
spaces.
ARRESTS OF US JOURNALISTS SURGED IN 2024
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By Eloise Goldsmith
Common Dreams
Journalists were arrested or detained by police at least 48 times this
year—eclipsing the number of arrests that took place in the previous
two years combined. The vast majority of the arrests and detainments
were linked to pro-Palestine demonstrations, and it was protests at
Columbia University’s Manhattan campus that were the site of this
year's largest detainment of journalists.
THE DECLINE OF PHYSICAL MEDIA
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By David Moscrop
Jacobin
The decline of physical media and the death of analog formats is
consolidating corporate control over digital content. This shift
raises serious concerns about access, ownership, and consumer rights.
HYPERALLERGIC’S TEN HOTTEST SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS
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By Isabella Segalovich
Hyperallergic
In no strict order, here are 10 of our top social media video
highlights from 2024, which include a mixture of our most popular
posts with those that sparked the most electrifying conversations.
TECH BREAKTHROUGHS IN 2025
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By Lewis Endlar
The Conversation
We can expect technology to be able to achieve tasks that used to be
the exclusive domain of humans. It will be able to complete work tasks
and report back. This will lead to efficiencies and big changes to
work. We’ll also see technology that enhances our leisure time and
quality of life.
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