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Beth Moore Considers Leaving X/Twitter After Platform Officially Allows ‘Adult Content’

By Filings on Thu, 06/06/24
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“With nearly 1 million followers, author and speaker Beth Moore is considering shutting down her presence on X (formerly Twitter). The social media giant recently updated its official policy on ‘adult content,’ freely allowing images and videos.” - Christian Leaders

The Internet After Twitter

By Filings on Tue, 11/07/23
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“It turns out that, contrary to what years upon years of social media conditions us to think, you actually don’t have to post things every time the thought occurs to you to post things. You can just… not.” - Mere Orthodoxy

No, Trump’s Interview With Tucker Carlson Was Not the Most-Watched Video ‘In the History of the World’

By Filings on Tue, 09/05/23
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“Because any user who scrolls past a video, even if they do not watch it, counts as a view on X, the 263 million view count referenced by Trump greatly inflates the actual number of users who watched the video.” - The Dispatch

Alternative social media: almost half of links are to other social media platforms

By Filings on Fri, 01/13/23
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“Some 45% of all links shared by prominent accounts on these sites went to different social media brands, whether to more established sites such as YouTube or Twitter (24%) or to various alternative sites such as BitChute or Gab (21%).” - Pew

Is the age of social media ending? Some argue yes, and good riddance.

By Filings on Sat, 11/12/22
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“It’s never felt more plausible that the age of social media might end—and soon. Now that we’ve washed up on this unexpected shore, we can look back at the shipwreck that left us here with fresh eyes. Perhaps we can find some relief” - The Atlantic

Elon Musk loves The Babylon Bee. Will he let the site back on Twitter?

By Filings on Wed, 11/09/22
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“The Christian satire site’s connection to Musk is the latest example of the Bee’s rise from a would-be pastor’s side project to a conservative powerhouse.” - RNS

Twitter vows to fight ‘election misinformation.’ More ‘censorship’ coming

By Filings on Mon, 08/22/22
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“This new policy is ripe for abuse. Twitter has proven time and again it cannot be trusted to serve as a neutral judge of what is or isn’t misinformation.” - CPost

Pew: Analysis of political tweets shared by U.S. adults

By Filings on Tue, 07/05/22
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“62% of tweets that the Center’s analysis identified as political were retweets, with no additional text from the user who shared them….Political tweets from Republicans and Democrats alike are more likely to mention the opposite party than their own.” - Pew

Elon Musk Acquires Twitter, Will Take Company Private

By Filings on Tue, 04/26/22
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“Twitter announced on Monday afternoon that it accepted Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company…. Twitter Board members unanimously accepted the deal.” - N. Review

Church Leaders Respond to Trump’s Baltimore Diatribe

By Filings on Tue, 07/30/19
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“After President Donald Trump tweeted over the weekend that the Baltimore district of Rep. Elijah Cummings is a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess’ and ‘no human being would want to live there,’ the city’s religious and civic leaders have rallied to its defense.” - Church Leaders

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