By Samuel Warde on August 6, 2018
Alex Jones, Apple iTunes battles hate speech, Facebook, Facebook Strikes back against Hate Speech, hate speech, InfoWars shut down by social media giants, iTunes, Online Bullying, Online Hate Speech, Spotify, Spotify combats hate speech
Activism, Bullying, Extremists, Facebook, Fake News, Human Interest, Online Safety, Social Justice, Social Media

Alex Jones has not been having the best of months, but things just got a lot worse as first Spotify and then Apple and now Facebook put their collective feet down and terminate this kind of conspiracy. The news exploded on Monday, as three prominent social media companies announced they were taking action to eradicate […]
By Samuel Warde on August 6, 2018
Alex Jones, Conspiracy Theories, Facebook fights back against Hate Speech, Facebook hate speech policy snares Alex Jones, hate speech, Online Bullying
Bullying, Extremists, Facebook, Human Interest, Social Justice, Social Media

Facebook is striking back at Alex Jones, taking a stand against his hate speech and bullying. The hits keep coming for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones; and Monday was a particularly bad day for him and his InfoWars project. The Guardian reported Monday morning that Apple has removed Jones from their podcast directory. “Apple does not […]
By Samuel Warde on April 24, 2018
Appealing Facebook Decisions, Facebook, Facebook Policies, Fighting Facebook Trolls, Reporting Facebook Posts
Facebook

Facebook unveiled a new program that will help users report inappropriate posts and afford them the opportunity to appeal if Facebook decides not to remove a flagged item. Facebook updated their community guidelines on Tuesday and launched an appeals option. In the past users could report a piece of content for review, but there was […]
By Samuel Warde on March 30, 2018
Battling Facebook Friends, conservative mindset, Facebook Battles, Facebook Conservatives, Social Media Friendships
Conservatives, Facebook, Right Wing Hatred, Social Media, Social Media Battles

Another clash between a childhood friend and reality – sponsored by blind conservative hatred carelessly blended with Facebook. I never cease to be amazed at the blind hatred that seems to come from some people while using social media. I have childhood friends, people I have known for decades who will write things to me […]
By Samuel Warde on November 14, 2017
Facebook Battles, Food Donations, Food Salvage, Walmart
Facebook, Human Interest, Social Media, Social Media Battles, Uncategorized

Viral video of Walmart tossing out purportedly good food stirs up controversy as to its authenticity with Snopes reporting one thing and data from the FDA telling a different story. On Monday, I received a video from a friend posted by Facebook user Gary Joe Ahrns who claimed to have discovered shopping carts full of food […]