by Jim Heath | May 28, 2020 | Headlines, Social Media, Trump
President Trump signed an executive order today aimed at limiting the broad legal protections enjoyed by social media companies, two days after he tore into Twitter for fact-checking two of his tweets. “We’re here today to defend free speech from one of...
by Jim Heath | May 26, 2020 | Entertainment, Social Media
Two of TikTok’s biggest stars have been arrested on drugs charges. Bryce Hall, 20, and Jaden Hossler, 19, were taken into custody Monday morning in Giddings, Texas. The Los Angeles based influencers have reportedly been staying in a luxury Airbnb rental in the...
by Jim Heath | May 26, 2020 | Headlines, Social Media, Trump
Twitter today slapped a fact-check label on President Trump’s tweets for the first time, a response to long-standing criticism that the company is too hands-off when it comes to policing misinformation and falsehoods from world leaders. The move, which escalates...
by Jim Heath | May 4, 2020 | Headlines, Social Media, Trump
President Trump, facing nearly 70,000 American deaths due to the coronavirus, instead focused his morning on attacking a cable TV host. In an especially low blow, Trump today referred to the accidental death of an intern in former Rep. Joe Scarborough’s office to take...
by Jim Heath | May 1, 2020 | Social Media, Trump
When Donald Trump supporters recorded themselves during the coronavirus lockdown singing “M-A-G-A” to the tune of the Village People’s “YMCA”, you would have never guessed it would be the most talked about post in our Facebook page history. But that’s what...
by Jim Heath | Apr 19, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health, Social Media
Thousands of people flocking to reopened Florida beaches that were forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic prompted the #FloridaMorons hashtag on Twitter. Florida Gov Ron DeSantis gave the green light for some beaches and parks to reopen if it can be done...