NYT Edtrial: FaySpook and the 'Fake News' Digital Virus
-- ** Lauren does it again: Vote 1, Lauren Weinstein for executive director of The Ministry Of Truth ! Dem butthurt Dems need a voice, a powerful voice, a voice for truth, a voice for reality, a voice for sanity no less! And this truth must be real truth, as in only the true truth! First rule of The Ministry? Do NOT f!^k with Lauren! Second rule of The Ministry, refer to the first rule! =============================== Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 10:10:09 -0800 From: "PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List" <pfir@pfir.org> To: pfir-list@pfir.org Subject: [ PFIR ] NYTimes Editorial: FaySpook and the Digital Virus Called Fake News NYTimes Editorial: FaySpook and the Digital Virus Called Fake News http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/opinion/sunday/FaySpook-and-the-digital-vi... This year, the adage that "falsehood flies and the truth comes limping after it" doesn't begin to describe the problem. That idea assumes that the truth eventually catches up. There's not much evidence of this happening for the millions of people taken in by the fake news stories -- like Pope Francis endorsing Donald Trump or Mr. Trump pulling ahead of Hillary Clinton in the popular vote -- that have spread on social media sites. Most of the fake news stories are produced by scammers looking to make a quick buck. The vast majority of them take far-right positions. But a big part of the responsibility for this scourge rests with internet companies like FaySpook and Google, which have made it possible for fake news to be shared nearly instantly with millions of users and have been slow to block it from their sites. - - - ALSO: "Crushing the Internet Liars" - https://lauren.vortex.com/2016/11/16/crushing-the-internet-liars --Lauren-- CRUSHING the Internet Liars: https://vortex.com/crush-net-liars STOP President Trump: https://vortex.com/stop-president-trump - - - Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): -- ** Lauren now works for FaySpook, the NSoogle and Twatter, the first and the last of those being new to me. Besides, I know my Fayspook wall could use some serious and professional editing - Lauren's on quite the winner here, FaySpook should step up to their community obligations on this one. "Chief sharing officer" - good one Lauren, you're onto a winner there buddy! ================================ Subject: [ PFIR ] Call it a 'crazy idea, ' FaySpook, but you need an executive editor Call it a 'crazy idea,' FaySpook, but you need an executive editor https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/call-it-what-you-want-FaySpoo... Now it's time for a bolder move: FaySpook should hire a top-flight executive editor and give that person the resources, power and staff to make sound editorial decisions. Zuckerberg may not want to call this person an editor, since he has been insistent that FaySpook isn't a media company. He sees it as a technology company, a platform for connectivity. And indeed, FaySpook itself does not produce news content but merely allows its community members to share their own offerings -- whether baby pictures or hoaxes about political candidates. That's fine. Call this person the chief sharing officer or the engagement czarina. - - - --Lauren-- CRUSHING the Internet Liars: https://vortex.com/crush-net-liars STOP President Trump: https://vortex.com/stop-president-trump -- ** And just so we all know that Twitter genuinely has the street cred to apoint a <ahem>worthy</> "chief sharing officer", this lovely nugget arrives, wonder of wonders, courtesy Mr WeinStein: ================================ Subject: [ PFIR ] Here's why Twitter turned down a Donald Trump advertising campaign Here's why Twitter turned down a Donald Trump advertising campaign http://www.recode.net/2016/11/19/13685832/twitter-rejects-donald-trump-ad-ca... Coby says that Twitter -- after first approving the hashtag #CrookedHillary that included an emoji of a stick figure running off with a bag of cash -- called the Trump team "a couple days before the first presidential debate" to tell them the ad campaign had been denied, claiming to "fear litigation" from Clinton's people. A second campaign, featuring the above emoji, was also approved, then denied, a few days before the second debate. This time, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and COO Adam Bain called the Trump campaign directly to apologize and explain the decision. That decision, according to both the blog post and a Twitter spokesperson, was due to concerns the ad wouldn't be recognized on Twitter as an ad. Hashtag emoji campaigns don't include any indication that they are paid advertisements, and Twitter often adds its own emojis to the end of hashtags for major events (as it did for both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions). Basically, Twitter didn't want users to think the #CrookedHillary emoji was sponsored in any way by the company. So it pulled the ad campaign and said it wouldn't run sponsored hashtag emojis for any political campaign moving forward. - - - Lauren: There is no requirement that these firms be neutral. They should do all in their power to fight evil, especially *self-proclaimed* Satanists like Trump and his minions. Lauren Weinstein - keeping our digital streets clean!
Aff....... -------- Original Message -------- On Nov 20, 2016, 7:23 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: -- ** Lauren does it again: Vote 1, Lauren Weinstein for executive director of The Ministry Of Truth ! Dem butthurt Dems need a voice, a powerful voice, a voice for truth, a voice for reality, a voice for sanity no less! And this truth must be real truth, as in only the true truth! First rule of The Ministry? Do NOT f!^k with Lauren! Second rule of The Ministry, refer to the first rule! =============================== Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 10:10:09 -0800 From: "PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List" <pfir@pfir.org> To: pfir-list@pfir.org Subject: [ PFIR ] NYTimes Editorial: FaySpook and the Digital Virus Called Fake News NYTimes Editorial: FaySpook and the Digital Virus Called Fake News http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/opinion/sunday/FaySpook-and-the-digital-vi... This year, the adage that "falsehood flies and the truth comes limping after it" doesn't begin to describe the problem. That idea assumes that the truth eventually catches up. There's not much evidence of this happening for the millions of people taken in by the fake news stories -- like Pope Francis endorsing Donald Trump or Mr. Trump pulling ahead of Hillary Clinton in the popular vote -- that have spread on social media sites. Most of the fake news stories are produced by scammers looking to make a quick buck. The vast majority of them take far-right positions. But a big part of the responsibility for this scourge rests with internet companies like FaySpook and Google, which have made it possible for fake news to be shared nearly instantly with millions of users and have been slow to block it from their sites. - - - ALSO: "Crushing the Internet Liars" - https://lauren.vortex.com/2016/11/16/crushing-the-internet-liars --Lauren-- CRUSHING the Internet Liars: https://vortex.com/crush-net-liars STOP President Trump: https://vortex.com/stop-president-trump - - - Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): -- ** Lauren now works for FaySpook, the NSoogle and Twatter, the first and the last of those being new to me. Besides, I know my Fayspook wall could use some serious and professional editing - Lauren's on quite the winner here, FaySpook should step up to their community obligations on this one. "Chief sharing officer" - good one Lauren, you're onto a winner there buddy! ================================ Subject: [ PFIR ] Call it a 'crazy idea, ' FaySpook, but you need an executive editor Call it a 'crazy idea,' FaySpook, but you need an executive editor https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/call-it-what-you-want-FaySpoo... Now it's time for a bolder move: FaySpook should hire a top-flight executive editor and give that person the resources, power and staff to make sound editorial decisions. Zuckerberg may not want to call this person an editor, since he has been insistent that FaySpook isn't a media company. He sees it as a technology company, a platform for connectivity. And indeed, FaySpook itself does not produce news content but merely allows its community members to share their own offerings -- whether baby pictures or hoaxes about political candidates. That's fine. Call this person the chief sharing officer or the engagement czarina. - - - --Lauren-- CRUSHING the Internet Liars: https://vortex.com/crush-net-liars STOP President Trump: https://vortex.com/stop-president-trump -- ** And just so we all know that Twitter genuinely has the street cred to apoint a <ahem>worthy</> "chief sharing officer", this lovely nugget arrives, wonder of wonders, courtesy Mr WeinStein: ================================ Subject: [ PFIR ] Here's why Twitter turned down a Donald Trump advertising campaign Here's why Twitter turned down a Donald Trump advertising campaign http://www.recode.net/2016/11/19/13685832/twitter-rejects-donald-trump-ad-ca... Coby says that Twitter -- after first approving the hashtag #CrookedHillary that included an emoji of a stick figure running off with a bag of cash -- called the Trump team "a couple days before the first presidential debate" to tell them the ad campaign had been denied, claiming to "fear litigation" from Clinton's people. A second campaign, featuring the above emoji, was also approved, then denied, a few days before the second debate. This time, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and COO Adam Bain called the Trump campaign directly to apologize and explain the decision. That decision, according to both the blog post and a Twitter spokesperson, was due to concerns the ad wouldn't be recognized on Twitter as an ad. Hashtag emoji campaigns don't include any indication that they are paid advertisements, and Twitter often adds its own emojis to the end of hashtags for major events (as it did for both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions). Basically, Twitter didn't want users to think the #CrookedHillary emoji was sponsored in any way by the company. So it pulled the ad campaign and said it wouldn't run sponsored hashtag emojis for any political campaign moving forward. - - - Lauren: There is no requirement that these firms be neutral. They should do all in their power to fight evil, especially *self-proclaimed* Satanists like Trump and his minions. Lauren Weinstein - keeping our digital streets clean!
On 11/20/2016 09:36 PM, rooty wrote:
Aff.......
So are you Brazilian? Or trying to look like Ceci's clone?
-------- Original Message -------- On Nov 20, 2016, 7:23 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: -- ** Lauren does it again:
Vote 1, Lauren Weinstein for executive director of The Ministry Of Truth !
Dem butthurt Dems need a voice, a powerful voice, a voice for truth, a voice for reality, a voice for sanity no less! And this truth must be real truth, as in only the true truth!
First rule of The Ministry? Do NOT f!^k with Lauren!
Second rule of The Ministry, refer to the first rule!
=============================== Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 10:10:09 -0800 From: "PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List" <pfir@pfir.org> To: pfir-list@pfir.org Subject: [ PFIR ] NYTimes Editorial: FaySpook and the Digital Virus Called Fake News
NYTimes Editorial: FaySpook and the Digital Virus Called Fake News
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/opinion/sunday/FaySpook-and-the-digital-vi...
This year, the adage that "falsehood flies and the truth comes limping after it" doesn't begin to describe the problem. That idea assumes that the truth eventually catches up. There's not much evidence of this happening for the millions of people taken in by the fake news stories -- like Pope Francis endorsing Donald Trump or Mr. Trump pulling ahead of Hillary Clinton in the popular vote -- that have spread on social media sites. Most of the fake news stories are produced by scammers looking to make a quick buck. The vast majority of them take far-right positions. But a big part of the responsibility for this scourge rests with internet companies like FaySpook and Google, which have made it possible for fake news to be shared nearly instantly with millions of users and have been slow to block it from their sites.
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ALSO: "Crushing the Internet Liars" - https://lauren.vortex.com/2016/11/16/crushing-the-internet-liars
--Lauren-- CRUSHING the Internet Liars: https://vortex.com/crush-net-liars STOP President Trump: https://vortex.com/stop-president-trump - - - Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com):
-- ** Lauren now works for FaySpook, the NSoogle and Twatter, the first and the last of those being new to me. Besides, I know my Fayspook wall could use some serious and professional editing - Lauren's on quite the winner here, FaySpook should step up to their community obligations on this one.
"Chief sharing officer" - good one Lauren, you're onto a winner there buddy!
================================ Subject: [ PFIR ] Call it a 'crazy idea, ' FaySpook, but you need an executive editor
Call it a 'crazy idea,' FaySpook, but you need an executive editor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/call-it-what-you-want-FaySpoo...
Now it's time for a bolder move: FaySpook should hire a top-flight executive editor and give that person the resources, power and staff to make sound editorial decisions. Zuckerberg may not want to call this person an editor, since he has been insistent that FaySpook isn't a media company. He sees it as a technology company, a platform for connectivity. And indeed, FaySpook itself does not produce news content but merely allows its community members to share their own offerings -- whether baby pictures or hoaxes about political candidates. That's fine. Call this person the chief sharing officer or the engagement czarina.
- - -
--Lauren-- CRUSHING the Internet Liars: https://vortex.com/crush-net-liars STOP President Trump: https://vortex.com/stop-president-trump
-- ** And just so we all know that Twitter genuinely has the street cred to apoint a <ahem>worthy</> "chief sharing officer", this lovely nugget arrives, wonder of wonders, courtesy Mr WeinStein:
================================ Subject: [ PFIR ] Here's why Twitter turned down a Donald Trump advertising campaign
Here's why Twitter turned down a Donald Trump advertising campaign http://www.recode.net/2016/11/19/13685832/twitter-rejects-donald-trump-ad-ca... Coby says that Twitter -- after first approving the hashtag #CrookedHillary that included an emoji of a stick figure running off with a bag of cash -- called the Trump team "a couple days before the first presidential debate" to tell them the ad campaign had been denied, claiming to "fear litigation" from Clinton's people. A second campaign, featuring the above emoji, was also approved, then denied, a few days before the second debate. This time, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and COO Adam Bain called the Trump campaign directly to apologize and explain the decision. That decision, according to both the blog post and a Twitter spokesperson, was due to concerns the ad wouldn't be recognized on Twitter as an ad. Hashtag emoji campaigns don't include any indication that they are paid advertisements, and Twitter often adds its own emojis to the end of hashtags for major events (as it did for both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions). Basically, Twitter didn't want users to think the #CrookedHillary emoji was sponsored in any way by the company. So it pulled the ad campaign and said it wouldn't run sponsored hashtag emojis for any political campaign moving forward.
- - - Lauren: There is no requirement that these firms be neutral. They should do all in their power to fight evil, especially *self-proclaimed* Satanists like Trump and his minions.
Lauren Weinstein - keeping our digital streets clean!
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