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MEDIA BITS AND BYTES – JUNE 28, 2022  
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_ Rightist media set the stage for fascist violence _

Credit, John Minchillo/AP/file

 

* Is Apple ‘Too Powerful’?
* Online Disinfo on Abortion
* Calls for Violence on Rightwing Social Media
* The Attack on Philippines Progressive Sites
* Rising Paper Costs Threaten Print Media
* Twitter Launches Long Form Blogging Option
* How Algorithms Work
* Alexa’s Harmful New Feature
* Slippery Slope of Internet Regulation
* TikTok’s Scooping Trend

IS APPLE ‘TOO POWERFUL’?
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By Cory Doctorow
Electronic Frontier Foundation

As far as Apple - and Facebook, and Google, and other large tech
companies - are concerned, we’re entitled to just as much privacy as
they want to give us, and no more.

ONLINE DISINFO ON ABORTION
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By Jenna Sherman
Scientific American

More people in states with heavy restrictions will turn to search
engines and social media to figure out how now to manage their
reproductive decisions. The number of false and misleading statements
online about abortion has grown, and with the decision now handed
down, it will undoubtedly increase.

CALLS FOR VIOLENCE ON RIGHTWING SOCIAL MEDIA
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By Donie O'Sullivan 
CNN

New social media posts circulating on right-wing social media sites
that threaten members of the House select committee investigating
January 6.

THE ATTACK ON PHILIPPINES PROGRESSIVE SITES
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By Jodesz Gavial
Rappler

The content of these websites, especially those linked to groups
clearly not designated as terrorists by the anti-terror council, begs
not just the question about the basis of the move but also its
objective.

RISING PAPER COSTS THREATEN PRINT MEDIA
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By Jon Allsop
Columbia Journalism Review

A new threat to local newspapers in the US: the cost of the actual
paper they’re printed on, which has climbed more than 30 percent in
two years. We're seeing diminishing newsprint production amid the
longer-term decline of print newspapers, with newsprint mills
shuttering or pivoting to produce more lucrative types of paper, not
least packaging for companies like Amazon.

TWITTER LAUNCHES LONG FORM BLOGGING OPTION​​​​
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By Andrew Hutchinson
Social Media Today

Twitter has finally launched its new ‘Notes’ option on selected
user profiles, which provides a simple, integrated way to attach
longer text elements to your tweets.

HOW ALGORITHMS WORK
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By Greg Jarboe
Search Engine Journal

Why do so many marketers keep asking, “How do social media
algorithms work?” Because the algorithms for the major platforms can
change quickly. But, marketers should also keep asking,
“Which social media platforms have the most users?” Because that
data can change frequently, as well.

ALEXA’S HARMFUL NEW FEATURE
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By Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer blog

Amazon Alexa may someday be able to speak to you in any voice that it
has ever listened to for more than a minute. Any voice. Any person.
Alive or dead. Any voice. What could possibly go wrong?

SLIPPERY SLOPE OF INTERNET REGULATION
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By Marc Edge
Canadian Dimension

Government bureaucrats may soon be putting their fingerprints all over
our online activity. What could possibly go wrong?

TIKTOK’S SCOOPING TREND
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By Jade King
The Gamer

When scrolling through TikTok you will automatically be recommended
livestreams to tune into, and this ranges from creators you already
follow to new ones who might align with your current interests and
viewing habits. Recently the commercialised nature of the platform and
how that can be so easily abused has made me want to switch off
entirely.

* Apple
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* Facebook
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* privacy
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* abortion
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* disinformation
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* rightwing media
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* January 6
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* Philippines
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* censorship
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* Bulatlat
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* paper costs
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* print media
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* twitter
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* algorithms
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* Amazon
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* Alexa
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* Internet
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* TikTok
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