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An authoritarian wannabe who won the race to the White House thanks to mainstream and social media has now used it to launch Twitter tantrums claiming social media websites should favor relatively new right-wing nut jobs, over long-established news organizations.
Claiming that social media is discriminating against conservative voices POTUS has decided to bite the hand that fed him.
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The New Yorker - How to Counter Donald Trump’s War on the Media
For journalists, the best and only response to President Trump’s war on the media is to keep reporting the news, and analyzing it thoroughly, John Cassidy writes.
The Independent - Trump claims social media 'discriminating' against right-wing voices Donald Trump denounced the treatment of Republicans and conservatives by social media companies, claiming right-wing voices were being censored. The US president’s Twitter rant about censorship also featured another assault on the mainstream media, but he insisted he would not dare “remove” outlets like CNN and MSNBC.
Variety - Trump Claims Social Media Platforms Stifle Conservative Voices
WASHINGTON -- President Trump said that social media platforms are `discriminating against` Republican and conservative voices, but `we won`t let that happen.` Companies like Twitter, Google and Facebook deny that they have targeted or singled out rightward forms of content. Sen.
Variety - Donald Trump Claims Social-Media Giants Are Censoring ‘Millions,’ Citing No Proof
Donald Trump, without citing evidence, renewed his attack on `social media giants,` tweeting that they are `silencing millions of people.`
The Verge - Trump says Amazon, Facebook, and Google represent a ‘very antitrust situation’
President Donald Trump continued his war of words with technology companies for a third day in a row, this time telling Bloomberg News reporters in an Oval Office interview this afternoon that he sees the power and influence of companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google as a `very antitrust situation.`
The Verge - The president’s attacks on social media are incoherent and depressing
President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Facebook and Twitter, but it’s not clear what, if anything they are leading to
The Daily Banter - Why Trump's New War On Social Media Is So Frightening
If books, news, media and social media is all `fake`, then by default, the only thing that can be real is whatever comes out of Donald Trump`s mouth.
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Spreaker - Trump’s War on the Media
Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals why President Donald Trump’s attacks on “fake news”...
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