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MEDIA BITS AND BYTES — JUNE 24, 2025
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* Split in MAGA Media
* DIY Terrorism
* TikTokers vs the Birthday Boy
* MSM vs Zohran
* Smartphones and the Avalanche of Irrelevance
* Kids are Protesting ICE in Roblox
* Call Her a Journalist, Not an Influencer
* Moratorium on State AI Regulation
* Meta’s Latest Attack on Privacy
* Big Video Games Win for SAG-AFTRA
SPLIT IN MAGA MEDIA
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By Sophia Tesfaye
Salon
Fox News, with its shameless push for another nation-building project,
appears committed to testing his promise to be a harbinger of peace.
We will soon see if Rupert Murdoch gets the war he so obviously
wants.
DIY TERRORISM
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By Ben Makuch
The Guardian
A rash of recent assassinations have brought on congressional scrutiny
and concern among law enforcement agencies who are wary of an age of
political polarization turning deadly. While the willingness to commit
these acts has certainly increased, the tradecraft to pull them off
has never been more obtainable.
TIKTOKERS VS THE BIRTHDAY BOY
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By Emily Baker-White
Forbes
Across social media, people claimed to have reserved tickets en masse
to Trump’s birthday parade with no intent of showing up. Last time
this happened, Trump tried to ban America’s most popular app.
MSM VS ZOHRAN
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By Raina Lipsitz
FAIR
There’s an art to writing a profile of a political candidate that
sows doubt about their fitness for office without attacking them
directly. A profile of Zohran Mamdani creates the impression that
he is unwilling to compromise and unfit to govern. His rejection of
false dichotomies has made some colleagues eager to defeat him.
SMARTPHONES AND THE AVALANCHE OF IRRELEVANCE
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By Dorje C. Brody
The Conversation
The discussions around the potential negative aspects of children’s
smartphone use often focus on the possible mental health risks of
social media, or spending too much time glued to a screen On the other
hand, smartphones may help children stay connected and interact with
supportive communities.
KIDS ARE PROTESTING ICE IN ROBLOX
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By Taylor Lorenz
Teen Vogue
Last week — as thousands took to the streets to protest ICE in the
offline world — Roblox players protested within the game, battling
cops, breaking down barricades, waving Mexican flags, and facing off
across a line of players dressed in police SWAT gear.
CALL HER A JOURNALIST, NOT AN INFLUENCER
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By Yona TR Golding
Columbia Journalism Review
Lisa Remillard has posted regular videos on TikTok in which she dives
into complex topics—the consumer price index, ICE raids, Trump’s
rescissions package—to a deeply engaged audience that comments
prodigiously. She focuses on federal politics, with a particular eye
toward topics that affect her audience directly.
MORATORIUM ON STATE AI REGULATION
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By Anthony Ha
Techcrunch
A Republican effort to prevent states from enforcing their own AI
regulations cleared a key procedural hurdle on Saturday. The
rule would withhold federal broadband funding from states if they try
to enforce AI regulations in the next 10 years.
META’S LATEST ATTACK ON PRIVACY
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By Lena Cohen and Rory Mir
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Researchers recently caught Meta using an egregious new tracking
technique to spy on you. Exploiting a technical loophole, the company
was able to have their apps snoop on users’ web browsing. This
tracking technique stands out for its flagrant disregard of core
security protections built into phones and browsers.
BIG VIDEO GAMES WIN FOR SAG-AFTRA
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By Ryan Pearson
Bounding Into Comics
Nearly a year after video game voice actors who were members of
SAG-AFTRA went on strike, the end may finally be in sight. The union
announced a “tentative agreement” has been made with major video
game industry companies, instructing members that the strike is
suspended while the finer points are settled.
* Make America Great Again
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* Fox News
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* Rupert Murdoch
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* Donald Trump
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* Terrorism
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* Zohran Mamdani
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* Roblox
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* Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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* Lisa Remillard
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* regulation
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