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Re: [1] Al Franken Just Gave the Speech Big Tech Has Been Dreading
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2017, 12:49:48 AM »
[3] Richard Spencer and others lose Twitter verified status under new guidelines

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Twitter’s new approach to verification will probably open up an entirely new can of worms for a company already facing pressure from the US Congress over its role in a Russian influence campaign to affect the 2016 presidential election.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/15/twitter-verified-blue-checkmarks-richard-spencer

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Re: [1] Al Franken Just Gave the Speech Big Tech Has Been Dreading
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2017, 10:55:49 AM »
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“Accumulating massive troves of information isn’t just a side project for them. It’s their whole business model,” he said. “We are not their customers, we are their product.”

Same old line being reused - but still a frightening one