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Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has quietly rolled out a new social network that is intended to get right what Facebook and Twitter have so far been getting wrong.The new social network, WT:Social, which Wales announced had 25,000 members on November 6, now has about 78,000 members who are at least intrigued by the idea of a social network that combats fake news.... Check it out here. WT:Social.TechaPeekWikipedia’s Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival social networkTap Team

It is Wednesday so just a few things to report and discuss. I have noted in recent weeks an upsurge in the Twitter noise about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) and various statements along the lines that MMT economists are male chauvinists, mindlessly attack other heterodox economists because we are a religious cult, that we thrive on conflict, that only the US has a sovereign government and more. Quite amazing stuff. And these attacks are coming mostly from the so-called heterodox side of the...

This is the third addition in the ‘Exploring the effectiveness of social media’ series, which is reporting current research I am doing with Dr Louisa Connors, which seeks to understand how best to use social media to advance an awareness and understanding of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). We will be discussing some of this work at the The Second International Conference of Modern Monetary Theory (New York, September 28-30), that is, later this week. There is no doubt that social media (among...

Social media wars hotting up.. Zero HedgeTop Iran General 'Ready for Jihad'; Posts White House Explosion Pic On Instagram Tyler Durden See also What Twitter views as abusive, Caitlin sees as telling truth to power. Caitlin Johnstone — Rogue JournalistTwitter Has Shut Down My Account For “Abusing” John McCainCaitlin Johnstone

Need to regulate versus opportunity to control versus threat of ruining.Wall Street On ParadeWould Sen. Warner’s Ambitious Plan to Regulate Social Media Giants “Ruin” the Internet—Or Save it?Pam Martens and Russ Martens

The partnership between Facebook and the Atlantic Council is an attempt to ensure the grip of dominant imperialist powers – militaries, multinationals, banks, and philanthropists – who feel threatened by the unrestricted flow of information and anti-systemic narratives on social media. It's all about who controls the narrative. The Internet and social media are threatening elite control and they are now attempting to re-consolidate control. If you don't know know who the mark is, you are...

Zuckerberg’s auto-da-fé before the Congressional inquisition is designed to send a message to his tech industry colleagues, as well as provide official cover for the future enforcement of draconian rules against deviants from the official script. “Misuse of social media!” cry the new Inquisitors. But who decides what constitutes “misuse”? Isn’t that what the First Amendment is all about?…. The suppression of free speech in the US and the rest of the “capitalist democracies” (a glorious...

Russia Insider10 Social Media Networks to Use Instead of Facebook (STEEMIT)Jake Anderson

Corporate media initiates "self-censorship" since government censorship is illegal.  The result is the same and few believe that the move is self-initiated.Disobedient MediaFacebook Cracks Down On Independent Media, Under Guise Of ‘Enhancing Relationships’Elizabeth Vos

I’m late to Zeynep Tufekci’s excellent Twitter and Teargas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest. It analyses the impact of social media on political events such as the Arab Spring – remember that? – and Occupy. Her thesis is that online organization is a powerful political tool when combined with offline organization, but cannot substitute for it; and the evidence presented here from a range of mass protests certainly convinces me. The problem mass socially-networked protests have...