Ben Thompson

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Association Football Player · United Kingdom · Male

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From “Fake News Follow-up and Twitter Bans, Facebook Screws Up More Measurements, Snap Files for IPO”

“The fact of the matter is that Facebook is a whole lot closer to a common carrier or infrastructure than any information-providing service we have seen before.”

Tagged: The Present Of Media, Facebook, Election 2016, Fake News, Digital Monopolies

From “Tech and Trump, Tech and Politics”

“More importantly, though, is that calling the United States a democracy is incomplete; we are a (small 'l') liberal democracy: that is not only do we elect our representatives, but we also are governed by the rule of law and the guarantee of individual rights and personal liberty. That our…”

Tagged: Trump, Democracy, Election 2016, Liberty, Liberalism

From “Tech and Trump”

“And yet, right there in the first two paragraphs, are two Trump statements that should be deeply unsettling for those interested in defending the (small 'l') liberalism I discussed yesterday: "I'm here to help you folks do well" and "We're going to be there for you". First off, these sorts of…”

Tagged: Trump, Trump and Tech, Election 2016

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