John Hood on LinkedIn: #freecon (2024)

Summer reading recommendation: The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher. Set aside your political biases, and just read this for the in depth analysis of social media outlets. This book examines the major powerhouses' objectives, algorithms, and organizations. And then it looks at the societal results and consequences. It is very eye opening! And it may help explain why you see certain items on your Facebook or YouTube feeds.

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ISSUES ON THE FRONTLINES OF TECHNOLOGY AND POLITICS AROUND THE GLOBE Global political trends in recent years have put to rest any illusions that the relationship between technological innovation and progress in democratic politics would be largely positive. Digital technology is disrupting international politics in myriad ways. Global political trends in recent years have put to rest any illusions that the relationship between technological innovation and progress in democratic politics would be largely positive. To start, it is bringing new dimensions to the #authoritarian_playbook, enabling governments to more easily manipulate information consumed by their citizens, to monitor dissent and track political opponents, and to censor communications. Democracies, meanwhile, struggle to strike the right balance between rewarding economic innovation and reaping the financial benefits of Big Tech, while protecting user privacy, guarding against surveillance misuses, and countering disinformation and hate speech.……For all the US Venture Capitalists and Bankers, looking for financial opportunities for their inventions and innovations, offered by foreign state own enterprises around the globe, read the famous La Fontaine fable, ‘The Raven And The Fox’ (Le Corbeau et le Renard) and get enlightened. Mr. Crow was perched upon a limb,And Reynard the Fox looked up at him;For the Crow held in his great big beakA morsel the Fox would go far to seek.You are a handsome bird.Said the Fox, in admiring tones: “My word!Sir Raven, you are a handsome bird.Such feathers! If you would only sing,The birds of these woods would call you King.”The Raven, who did not see the joke,Forgot that his voice was just a croak.He opened his beak, in his foolish pride, And down fell the morsel the Fox had spied.“Ha-ha!” said the Fox. “And now you seeYou should not listen to flattery.Vanity, Sir is a horrid vice, I’m sure the lesson is worth the price.”and don’t forget these Confucius Quotes:“To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.” “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.” “Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.” This Post is related to the subject matter as presented above.It is at least 8 minutes read out.., but if you are interested ...it is worth your spent time.So…enjoy it!https://lnkd.in/ehJP6Qf5https://lnkd.in/eP_5WqUVhttps://lnkd.in/eNB_D5TE#globalpolitics #democracy #hightech #technologytransfer #humanrights

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Arecent article from the Poynter Institutequestioned the placement of some sources on our flagship Media Bias Chart®. The author’s critique reflects a misunderstanding of what it means when a source is located in the center of the chart. Let me explain. https://buff.ly/3OLDcm2 #MediaBiasChart#CheckYourBias#KnowYourSources

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Disinformation nation: What can we do to crack the code?The rise of smart phones and social media put a stream of potential disinformation into the pocket of virtually every American. Now that deliberately false information poses a direct, powerful threat to U.S. democracy and to human lives, Berkeley scholars say.Read morehttps://ow.ly/Gb2550QAEN7

Prof. Oliver Chan published a new research article co-authored with colleagues at Boston University in New Media & Society. The article is entitled Shifting Platform Values in Community Guidelines: Examining the Evolution of TikTok’s Governance Frameworks.Social media can establish governance frameworks for their users through public-facing documents and policies. Such governance frameworks are value-laden and embody platform values. As a newly dominant platform in the United States, TikTok serves as an exemplary medium to study the evolution of platform values. Based on the iterations of TikTok’s Community Guidelines from 2018 to 2022 (N = 25,641), the authors conducted longitudinal lexical analyses to determine changes in their structure and value salience. Then, through network analysis, the authors demonstrated how values co-exist by constructing co-occurrence networks. The results reveal that the lexical complexity and value interconnection of these policies have increased over time. Certain values are more central in the networks than others (e.g. privacy, safety, and fairness), which may be attributed to a public outcry for change. The evolution of TikTok’s governance frameworks follows three mechanisms (mediation, reversion, and founding paths) in shaping the core-periphery structures of platform values.Click here to view the full article: https://lnkd.in/dk9Pi9Ri

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023- "Global Cross Media News Universe, Insights, New Horizons, News Purview's, Global Perspectives,"- And, "The Fundamental Principle that Exists in A True Democracy," is "No One is Above The Law,"- and "Everyone is Treated Equally under The Law," and "Everyone is Held Accountable to The Same Laws,"- Amis, "The Former President," and "His Attorney's," "Will have Their Day in Court" to "Provide for Their Defense," and to "Prove Whether His Assertions," and "Beliefs," are "True or False!""The Often Used Quote" by "The 25th President of The United States of America Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Jr." that "No One is Above The Law," (Not even A Former President of The United States of America,) and "is One of The Main Principles" and "Rule of Law," of "Being A Citizen of Living in A True Republic," and "Sovereign Democratic Nation," Of The People, By The People, and For The People," and "This Quote is "Proving to Be True!"For More Global Cross Media News Events, Google, Yahoo, Bing, Linkedin, YouTube, Firefox, MSN, or Twitter For A Brand New Post of-United Interdependent Global Activists- The Way To Peace! #445Sharing The Light, Peace & The Celestial Song Of Life,Robert

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Kara Swisher in conversation with Bob Igerdiscussing her book, "Burn Book: A Tech Love Story"March 4 (with virtual event airing March 11)From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change the world but broke it instead.Burn Book: A Tech Love Story is part memoir, part history and, most of all, a necessary recounting of tech’s most powerful players— the inside story we’ve all been waiting for of modern Silicon Valley and the biggest boom in wealth creation in the history of the world. It’s a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change the world but broke it instead.

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