Could Facebook’s Most Recent Action Slow Polarization? Yes, But the American Public Should Prepare to Demand More

Recommended Reading / February 16th, 2021 / By James Coan

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Last Wednesday, Facebook announced that it would start testing reduced quantities of political content in its News Feed. Testing has already begun in Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia, and it will begin in the United States in the...
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United News Roundup, Media industry, Polarization, Facebook, Big Tech, Social Media

Will Breaking Up Big Tech Companies Reduce Polarization? This MIT Professor Argues a Different Approach

Recommended Reading / February 1st, 2021 / By Sukhayl Niyazov

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. In his 2020 book The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our Elections, Our Economy, and Our Health — and How We Must Adapt , MIT Sloan School of Management professor Sinan Aral offers a comprehensive and insightful new...
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United News Roundup, Big Tech, Social Media, Polarization, Technology, Education

25 Years After Legal Protections for Internet Companies, Democrats and Republicans Want to Raise the Standards

Recommended Reading / January 19th, 2021 / By Rolf Hendriks

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Almost 25 years ago, Congress passed legislation that shields tech companies from legal liability for user content, but also states that content moderation must be done in good faith. Social media companies have benefitted from...
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United News Roundup, Big Tech, Section 230, Technology, Social Media, Internet

Story of the Week: The Capitol Breach's Vast Repercussions

News / January 14th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The violence in Washington D.C. last week, which left five people dead and the U.S. Capitol building vandalized, had other wide-ranging consequences. It led directly to President Donald Trump being impeached by...
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Capitol Chaos, Story of the Week, Donald Trump, Big Tech, Free Speech, online censorship, Impeachment, White House, Social Media

An Expert's Proposals for Social Media Reforms May Appeal to Both Parties

Recommended Reading / January 12th, 2021 / By Rolf Hendriks

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. There are disagreements over what role social media companies should play in securing our First Amendment rights and what role, if any, our government should play in regulating hate speech and disinformation. In this context,...
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United News Roundup, Big Tech, Social Media, bridging divides, Polarization, Free Speech, online censorship, Misinformation

Weekly United News Roundup: Democrats and Republicans Increasingly Support Taking Vaccines; Bipartisan Push Against Facebook; and Widespread Disapproval of Political Violence

News / December 15th, 2020 / By James Coan

This news roundup shines a new light on major news stories from the past week, highlighting what Americans have in common across political divides. As the FDA Approves the Pfizer COVID Vaccine, Increasing Numbers of Democrats and Republicans Show Interest in Receiving Vaccine As seen in...
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United News Roundup, coronavirus vaccine, Big Tech, Facebook, bridging divides, Polarization, Violence in America

Trump vs. Biden on Big Tech, Explained in 2 Minutes

News / October 26th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Here's a brief overview of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden 's stances on Big Tech, plus quick links to articles covering the topic from across the political spectrum as determined by AllSides Media Bias Ratings . Trump: President Donald Trump's administration has initiated an antitrust...
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Trump v Biden, Big Tech, Censorship, Free Speech, Technology, Cybersecurity, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Twitter

Story of the Week: New York Post Report on Alleged Hunter Biden Emails

News / October 22nd, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The New York Post reported last Wednesday that it had obtained incriminating emails from a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden, which suggested his father Joe Biden had been untruthful about his involvement with his...
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Story of the Week, New York Post, Hunter Biden, Big Tech, Media Bias, Joe Biden, 2020 Election

Story of the Week: Twitter and Trump Clash After Company Adds Warning Tag to His Tweets

News / May 28th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. President Donald Trump and Twitter are feuding over the president's tweets and the social media platform's vetting of them. The president plans to sign an executive order Thursday aimed at reducing liability...
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Story of the Week, Twitter, Technology, Social Media, Big Tech, Facts and Fact Checking, Free Speech, Donald Trump, Censorship, First Amendment