AllStances™: Is Section 230 Good or Bad?

AllStances / September 7th, 2022 / By Ethan Horowitz

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is currently one of the most highly contested pieces of legislation on the books, largely due to its vast consequences on the way we are interact with the internet. Explore the various perspectives of those that want to revoke, reform, or leave alone, Section 230.
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Technology, Big Tech, Section 230, AllStances, Social Media, Misinformation And Disinformation, Censorship

"The Internet is Broken": Why We Need AllSides

Bias / April 20th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

"When it comes to politics and cultural issues, the internet is broken.” John Gable has a passion for civic engagement that has led him from politics to technology. As co-founder of AllSides and AllSides for Schools, John is in the vanguard of those working to fix what’s broken with the...
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The Reunited States, AllSides, Political Polarization, Internet, Technology, John Gable, Cultural Polarization, Tribalism

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

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

The Economist’s Analysis of Facebook Media Bias Misses the Mark

News / September 17th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

A recent examination of media bias on Facebook caught our eye here at AllSides. It is an important topic and we found the report to be interesting, but we also found some problems with it that lead to invalid conclusions. We’ve identified a number of flaws in the methodology used in a...
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Media Bias, Facebook, Technology, Social Media, Filter Bubbles, Media Industry, Polarization

How Should We Address Differences in News Outlets’ Audience Sizes?

News / September 10th, 2020 / By Joseph Ratliff

Here at AllSides, we do our best to curate news from diverse sources, which helps expose our readers (and us) to different perspectives. Not all news sources are equal, however; some outlets have much larger audiences than others. This means their coverage, and therefore their bias,...
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Media Industry, News Literacy, Internet, Technology, Data, Social Media, Polarization

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

Story of the Week / 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

American Airlines CEO Sounds Warning About Political Polarization and Technology That Divides Us

News / June 17th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

“Polarization stifles healthy debate, free thinking and compromise, and replaces them with rhetoric, groupthinking, and anger.” Doug Parker, chairman and CEO of American Airlines, recently gave the graduation keynote speech for Southern Methodist University’s class of 2019 — and his...
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Polarization, Political Polarization, Media Bias, Technology, Filter Bubbles

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