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Exploiting Meta’s Weaknesses, Deceptive #Political Ads Thrived on #Facebook and #Instagram in Run-Up to #election2024
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Despite Meta's stated commitment to crack down on harmful content, it failed to catch tens of thousands of ads that used false claims and deepfakes of political figures to collect users’ sensitive personal data or bait them into monthly charges.
#News #Tech #SocialMedia #Business #Badvertising #Scam #Meta #Government #politics
https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-instagram-meta-deceptive-political-ads-election
Taking some headshots to show to investors. What is everyone's favorite, I need to pick which one I want to go with.
The gun industry launched a secret project in the late 1990s.
To elect gun-friendly politicians, manufacturers gave #political operatives sensitive, intimate information on their customers without their consent.
The story behind the #data sharing and its impact has never been revealed.
Until now.
#News #Guns #Privacy #Politics #Business
Iconic Gun-Makers Gave Sensitive Customer Information to Political Operatives
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.ProPublica
The U.S. #Business Community Used to Be a Force for #Immigration Reform. What Happened?
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For decades, the business lobby fundamentally moderated the nation’s immigration debate. But in the age of #Trump, fearful of advocating publicly on this issue, they’ve largely prioritized other things like corporate #tax cuts and deregulation.
#News #Immigration #Labor #Economy #Industry
The Business Lobby Once Fought for Immigration Reform. What Happened?
For decades, the business lobby fundamentally moderated the nation’s immigration debate. But in the age of Trump, fearful of advocating publicly on this issue, they’ve largely prioritized other things like corporate tax cuts and deregulation.ProPublica
#Microblogging #Service #Bluesky with a new #crypto #investor 😳
Source: https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-24-2024-series-a
This does not change the fact that the Bluesky app and the AT Protocol do not use #blockchains or #cryptocurrency, and we will not hyperfinancialize the #social experience (through #tokens, crypto #trading, #NFTs, etc.).
But taking #money from this swamp is OK? What's the color of money 💵 - don't tell me that it is green cause I know it's red. Dancing with the devil won't change the devil but you.
#finance #blockchain #freedom #business #economy #news #Problem #internet #platform #socialmedia
Bluesky Announces Series A to Grow Network of 13M+ Users - Bluesky
Bluesky now exceeds 13 million users, the AT Protocol developer ecosystem continues to grow, and we’ve shipped highly requested features like direct messages and video.Bluesky
NEW: Gun-Makers Gave Sensitive Customer Information to #Political Operatives
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At least 10 #gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.
#News #Guns #Politics #Privacy #Government #Business
Iconic Gun-Makers Gave Sensitive Customer Information to Political Operatives
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.ProPublica
"Trump’s plan would shrink the nation’s gross domestic product by $8 trillion over a 2nd presidency, in today’s money. That is more than a quarter of the nation’s economic output in 2024. At the end of that term, prices would be about 25% higher. Employment would tank. The dollar would sink. Apocalyptic stuff.
What would have gone wrong? Standing annoyingly in the way of Trump’s #MAGA dream is #math."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/22/trump-economic-policy-depression-catastrophe/
#Economy #Business #News #Trump #Lies #Policy #Politics #USA #USPol
Trump Media Whistleblower Blasts Company for Outsourcing Jobs Abroad as Betrayal of “America First”
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An internal #TruthSocial complaint reviewed by ProPublica calls for the firing of CEO Devin Nunes, alleging he has pursued an “America Last” hiring policy, “consistently lied” and made the company vulnerable to action by regulators.
#Trump #DonaldTrump #Business #election2024 #DevinNunes
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-media-whistleblower-complaint-devin-nunes
Trump Media Whistleblower: Company Is Betraying “America First
An internal Truth Social complaint reviewed by ProPublica calls for the firing of CEO Devin Nunes, alleging he has pursued an “America Last” hiring policy, “consistently lied” and made the company vulnerable to action by regulators.ProPublica
"Former president Donald Trump is campaigning on the most significant increase in tariffs in close to a century, preparing an attack on the international trade order that is likely to raise prices, hurt the stock market and spark economic feuds with much of the world."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/16/trump-tariffs-impact-economy/
#Trump #Tariffs #Inflation #Economy #Economics #Business #Trade #GOP #Republicans #Politics #USPol #News #USNews #USA
‘Off the charts:’ How Trump tariffs would shock U.S., world economies
Trump's tariff plans could lead to economic isolation, affecting global markets and increasing costs for American consumers.Jeff Stein (The Washington Post)
LG Smart TVs, including OLEDs, now show screensaver ads
Source: https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?id=1727255253
Do you remember the dystopia of #Bladerunner? You were bombarded by neon #advertising everywhere in a gloomy city. Apparently, this is exactly what the #digital #economy dreams of. Consumers who can no longer save themselves from advertising. Who voluntarily buys such devices?
#tv #business #ad #entertainment #consum #buy #Problem #news #Hardware #future #capitalism
LG Smart TVs, including OLEDs, now show screensaver ads
Turning your TV into a digital billboardFlatpanelsHD
#Putin’s ‘Merchant of Death’ Is Back in the #Arms #Business. This Time Selling to the #Houthis.
Arming a belligerent in the #MiddleEast #conflict would also mark an escalation for #Russia, which has been strengthening #security ties with #Tehran but has generally stayed away from the confrontation between #Israel and its Iran-backed foes.
Top Execs Exit #Trump Media Amid Allegations of CEO’s Mismanagement and Retaliation
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Several people involved with the former president’s company, operator of #TruthSocial, believe the departures were retaliation following internal complaints about CEO Devin Nunes to the company board.
#News #DonaldTrump #DevinNunes #TrumpMedia #Business #SocialMedia #Tech #Media
Top Trump Media Execs Ousted as CEO Devin Nunes Faces Mismanagement Allegations
Several people involved with the former president’s company, operator of Truth Social, believe the departures were retaliation following internal complaints about CEO Devin Nunes to the company board.ProPublica
