Daily Archives: December 25, 2022

2022-12-25: News Headlines

| Anadolu Agency | (2022-12-25). FBI 'doorman to social media censorship, surveilance', reveal Twitter Files. tribune.com.pk The FBI acts "as doorman to a vast program of social media surveillance and censorship, encompassing agencies across the federal government," according to the latest Twitter Files release. | Mentioning that FBI did not refute the previous claims about how it benefited from the social media platform, which had basically asserted that the FBI moderates the Twitter, journalist Matt Taibbi said on Twitter that the bureau shared a statement on Wednesday, saying: "The men and women of the FBI work every day to protect the American public…" | Read Former employees create Twitter alternative called Spill | "It is un…

Ann Brown (2022-12-25). 10 Important Facts About The Extraordinary Influence Of HBCUs In America. moguldom.com The news about Historically Black Colleges and Universities tends to cover their financial struggles. A recent tweet by Dr. KaNisha L. Hall reminds everyone of the excellence that has come from HBCUs. The board-certified anesthesiologist, who attended Howard University, posted a Twitter thread that began with "You know I got something to say!!! 4 HBCU …

americanthinker (2022-12-25). How the FBI Used Twitter to Lie to You. americanthinker.com The FBI we know is a creation of Hollywood.

americanthinker (2022-12-25). New Twitter Files drop: the FBI was a liaison for all sorts of government agencies. americanthinker.com Thanks to the FBI's Foreign Information Task Force, the entire federal government got access to Twitter and was able to control the flow of information.

Editor (2022-12-25). Twitter Suspends Palestinian Journalist Arikat, and Media Response—Silence. scheerpost.com

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-12-25). Folk Songs, Street Mural and Tickets to Mars at Twitter Protest. indybay.org Twitter accused of "No Free Speech" and oligarchy…

americanthinker (2022-12-24). The Balenciaga scandal may help educate the apolitical. americanthinker.com A Facebook group that I follow ended up having an unusual and, possibly, important thread.

Staff (2022-12-24). Meta pagará 725 millones para resolver demanda sobre intercambio de datos con Cambridge Analytica. cubadebate.cu La empresa matriz de Facebook, Meta Platforms, pagará 725 millones de dólares para resolver una demanda colectiva interpuesta en 2018, en la que se acusa a la compañía de compartir datos de los usuarios con la firma británica de investigación de mercados Cambridge Analytica.La compañía tuvo acceso a los datos de hasta 87 millones de usuarios de la red social.

| Reuters | (2022-12-24). Iran Supreme Court accepts rapper Yasin's appeal against death sentence. tribune.com.pk Iran's Supreme Court has accepted the death sentence appeal of rapper Saman Seydi Yasin even as it confirmed a death sentence against another protestor, the country's judiciary said on Saturday. | Yasin, a Kurd who raps about inequality, oppression and unemployment, had been accused of attempting to kill security forces, setting a rubbish bin on fire and shooting three times into the air, charges which he denied. | Yasin's mother last week pleaded in a video for help to save her son. "Where in the world have you seen a loved one's life is taken for a trash bin?" she said in the video posted on social media.

LaborFest (2022-12-24). "Ticket To Mars" Concert At Elon's Twitter San Francisco Headquarters: Oligarchs Gone Wild. indybay.org The first "Get Your Ticket To Mars" concert took place at Elon Musk's Twitter headquarters on December 18, 2022. Musicians, poets, tech and labor organizers spoke and artists painted a mural on the side of the building.

Julia Conley (2022-12-24). Protesters: "No Democracy With Oligarchy" at Twitter HQ. indybay.org Dozens of artists, labor advocates, and climate campaigners answered a call from Climate Justice Arts on Sunday, arriving at Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco to paint the company's famed bird logo on the street outside along with pro-democracy messages.

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