Shortly after purchasing Twitter, Elon Musk decided to reinstate Trump’s account. To clarify, the decision wasn’t Musk’s alone. Musk used Twitter to tweet out a poll for platform users to vote. The poll received about 15 million votes, 52% in…
Category: Twitter
The President’s Tweets: First Amendment Right or Failed Social Media Policy
I first blogged about Former President Trump’s tweets in 2018 (read here). In the post, I offered my expert opinion on whether or not these tweets should be taken seriously. The answer was “yes.” As an elected official, the president’s…
Feeding the Feed: Social Media’s Greatest Triumph
Social media wouldn’t exist without users to create content. Or without users to promote, share, comment on, and like content. In other words, social media’s survival depends on two main ingredients: content and interaction with the content. In order for…
Social Media: Having it Both Ways
Social media is a strange beast. The decision to finally expel DJ Trump off of Facebook and Twitter was long overdue. However, social media companies like to have it both ways. On the one hand, they are fond of advertising…
Social Media Whac-a-Mole
With the US Presidential election rapidly approaching, social media companies are scrambling to eliminate interference on their platforms. Both Twitter and Facebook, the two main players, have made changes to their policies and practices. Some months ago, Twitter decided to…