2021-01-16: Social Media Postees

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AUDIO: The Fascist Assault and the Ruling Class Response
Liberation Staff | liberationnews.org | 2021-01-16
This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the world for those who want to change it. You can follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The profound political crisis gripping the United States continues to deepen and take new twists and turns …
liberationnews.org/audio-the-fascist-assault-and-the-ruling-class-response/

After User Feedback, WhatsApp Delays Changing Service Standards
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-16
"We are postponing the date when people will be asked to review and accept the new terms," Facebook's Whatsapp said in a blog post. | The company cancelled the February 8 deadline for users to accept the new rules, which include sharing their information with Facebook servers. | RELATED: | WhatsApp to Up User Age Limit in EU After Pressure | The change will be thoroughly reviewed and was delayed until May 15. The new terms were rejected by users outside of Europe who do not accept that a d…
telesurenglish.net/news/After-User-Feedback-WhatsApp-Delays-Changing-Service-Standards-20210116-0006.html

The ugly truth of WhatsApp's user data privacy
Sasank | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-01-16
Facebook's meteoric rise as one of the biggest global monopolies has been accompanied by continuous weakening of its user privacy. With WhatsApp users voting with their feet, has Facebook's past finally caught up with it?
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/01/16/the-ugly-truth-of-whatsapps-user-data-privacy/

Trump coup attempt: U.S. war comes home
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2021-01-15
A caustic commentary on U.S. policy that circulated on social media worldwide within 24 hours of the Jan. 6 events at the U.S. Capitol was: "Due to travel restrictions this year, the U.S. had to organize the coup at home." A domestic coup on the U.S. government was indeed attempted . . . | Continue reading Trump coup attempt: U.S. war comes home at Workers.org
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Trump coup attempt: U.S. war comes home
Sara Flounders | workers.org | 2021-01-15
A caustic commentary on U.S. policy that circulated on social media worldwide within 24 hours of the Jan. 6 events at the U.S. Capitol was: "Due to travel restrictions this year, the U.S. had to organize the coup at home." A domestic coup on the U.S. government was indeed . . . | Continue reading Trump coup attempt: U.S. war comes home at Workers.org
workers.org/2021/01/53807/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-coup-attempt-u-s-war-comes-home

Venezuela Offers Oxygen to Attend COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-15
Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza Thursday informed that his country will provide oxygen to Brazil so it can face Manaus city's health emergency. | RELATED: | Venezuela Announces International Lawsuit Against US | "On instructions from President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela will support the brotherly Brazilian people. For our nation, solidarity is a duty," Arreaza tweeted. | On Thursday, Amazon State's governor Wilson Lima thanked the solidarity gesture that will end the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Offers-Oxygen-to-Attend-COVID-19-in-Manaus-Brazil-20210115-0010.html

Silicon Valley Destroys Parler in a Show of Monopolistic Force
Editor | scheerpost.com | 2021-01-15
By Glenn Greenwald / Reposted with author permission from Substack Critics of Silicon Valley censorship for years heard the same refrain: tech platforms like Facebook, Google and Twitter are private corporations and can host or ban whoever they want. If you don't like what they are doing, the solution is not to complain or to regulate them. Instead, go create your own social media platform that… | Source…
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Against A Domestic Terrorism Law
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-01-15
On Monday, Opposite Office, an "activistic architecture studio" based in Munich, released design materials for what it called "Capitol Castle," a plan that would encircle the entire U.S. Capitol with 36-feet-thick brick walls. The concept was not serious–or, at least, it was "serious" but not intended to be built. It was, depending on how charitable you feel about "activistic architecture studios," a design meant to spark a debate on democracy and division, or one meant to get written up by the architecture press and shared widely on social media. | But even if these German architects don't sincerely propos…
popularresistance.org/against-a-domestic-terrorism-law/

Social Media Giants Ban Trump, but the Real Censorship is of Palestinians
Jessica Buxbaum | mintpressnews.com | 2021-01-15
In the wake of the Capitol Hill insurrection, Facebook and Twitter finally took a principled stand against President Donald Trump by suspending his accounts. While Trump lashed out at the tech giants, media analysts condoned the move–noting stronger moderation of his and other inflammatory posts are long overdue. | Facebook, Twitter, and other social media behemoths have faced criticism over the years for allowing misinformation and dangerous incitement to run rampant on their pla…
mintpressnews.com/social-media-giants-ban-trump-real-censorship-palestinians/274386/

Conan and the Vandals
David Yearsley | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-15
It took another Barbarian to deliver the toughest talk to the Vandals and Goths who sacked the American Capitol last week. Whether any from these bearded, fur-clad tribes were listening to Conan the Californian seems unlikely since his campfireside chat was issued on YouTube, a forum from which the Germanic marauders' orange-haired chieftain had been…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/15/conan-and-the-vandals/

12hr Covid curfews announced for all of France for at least 15 days, PM says pressure on hospitals is 'high'
rt.com | 2021-01-14
The entirety of France will be placed under a 6pm-6am curfew for at least 15 days from Saturday in a bid to ease the pressure of Covid-19 on the country's health system, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday. | The 12-hour curfews are currently already in place for 25 of mainland France's 95 administrative areas — known as departements — but they will now be extended to the rest of the country, which is currently under an 8pm curfew. | "While the resumption of the epidemic was concentrated at the end of December in certain departments, viral circulation now concerns the entire country," th…
rt.com/news/512555-france-covid-curfews-hospitals/

AMLO Will Address Social Media Censorship at G-20
telesurenglish.net | 2021-01-14
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that he would propose a series of actions during the next G-20 meeting to prevent private entities from censorship. This, in the aftermath of the Capitol Riot. | RELATED: | Mexico To Ensure Vaccination of Its Migrants in the US | Recently the president, known as AMLO, compared the ban that Facebook imposed on Donald Trump to the Holy Inquisition and warned about the possibility of a social media hegemony. | Al margen de la ley, na…
telesurenglish.net/news/AMLO-Will-Address-Social-Media-Censorship-at-G-20-20210114-0020.html

Twitter's ban on Trump will only deepen the U.S. tribal divide
Jonathan Cook | mronline.org | 2021-01-14
Anyone who believes locking President Donald Trump out of his social media accounts will serve as the first step on the path to healing the political divide in the United States is likely to be in for a bitter disappointment.
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Twitter's Ban on Trump will Deepen the US Tribal Divide
Jonathan Cook | counterpunch.org | 2021-01-14
Anyone who believes locking President Donald Trump out of his social media accounts will serve as the first step on the path to healing the political divide in the United States is likely to be in for a bitter disappointment. The flaws in this reasoning need to be peeled away, like the layers of an…
counterpunch.org/2021/01/14/twitters-ban-on-trump-will-deepen-the-us-tribal-divide/

Twitter RESTORES account of Sputnik-V, Russia's coronavirus vaccine, restricted over suspicious log-in
rt.com | 2021-01-14
Sputnik-V, the Russian-developed coronavirus vaccine, was back on Twitter after getting locked out of its official account on Thursday. When the official explanation finally came, it cited a suspicious log-in attempt from the US. | The account, @sputnikvaccine, showed up as "temporarily restricted" for a brief period on Thursday afternoon, due to "some unusual activity." | Users could click on a warning to see…
rt.com/russia/512556-sputnik-v-twitter-restricted/

Andrew Yang announces $1bn universal basic income & 'TikTok hype houses' in his bid to become NYC mayor
rt.com | 2021-01-14
Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang has officially launched his campaign to become New York City's mayor, with a flashy video and some very bold promises. | "Seeing my city the way it is now breaks my heart," Yang says in his first campaign video, which was directed by acclaimed 'Requiem for a Dream' filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. | t.co/TGnxwuBiHB pic.twitter.com/n9zxPybgbhРAndrew Yang🧢🗽🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang)

Morocco: Adnane Bouchouf's killer sentenced to death for rape and murder of child
Yasmina Allouche | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-14
Morocco: Adnane Bouchouf's killer sentenced to death for rape and murder of child | Death of the 11-year-old boy sent shockwaves through the county amid calls for harsher sentences for predators | Yasmina Allouche | Thu, 01/14/2021 – 13: 17 | Bouchouf was declared missing by his family on 7 September and his body was discovered four days later buried near his home (Screengrab/Twitter) | The main suspect in t…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/morocco-adnane-bouchouf-killer-sentenced-death

Angry Far-Right Extremists Seek to Overshadow Biden Inauguration, Amid Growing Scrutiny
splcenter.org | 2021-01-14
Facing mounting pressure from law enforcement and obstacles in the form of tech companies pushing fringe websites and prominent social media accounts offline, far-right extremists have embraced a more diffuse, chaotic response to Joe Biden's inauguration than the concentrated mob attack that engulfed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2021/01/14/angry-far-right-extremists-seek-overshadow-biden-inauguration-amid-growing-scrutiny