NYT Edtrial: FaySpook and the 'Fake News' Digital Virus

Mirimir mirimir at riseup.net
Mon Nov 21 06:46:33 PST 2016


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 at pfir.org>
> To: pfir-list at 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-virus-called-fake-news.html
> 
> 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 at 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-FaySpook-but-you-need-an-executive-editor/2016/11/20/67aa5320-aaa6-11e6-a31b-4b6397e625d0_story.html
> 
> 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-campaign
> 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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