Politics
Texas law banning social media ‘viewpoint discrimination’ reinstated for now
Posted on · House Bill 20 was passed after several conservatives -- most notably, former President Donald Trump -- were banned on social media platforms.
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Politics
Texas argues Facebook and Twitter are a ‘modern-day public square’ in defense of censorship law
Posted on · Lawyers for the social media companies say the law, HB 20, is an infringement on their First Amendment rights.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3268: View From My Window
Posted on · Episode: 3268 Social Media and the Places We Call Home. Today, we take a view from my window.
Politics
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Facebook alleging social media giant violated state law
Posted on · Attorney General Ken Paxton asserts that the company, which recently rebranded itself as Meta, violated state law when it captured users' facial features without proper consent. Paxton was also questioned if his choice of venue for the announcement had anything to do with one of his primary opponents.
Town Square
What is the impact – and future – of Facebook and other digital technologies?
Posted on · Today, experts discuss the impact of social media, new digital technologies and digital activism. Plus, what do we know so far about the new omicron variant of the coronavirus?
The Jan. 6 Insurrection
How the ‘Stop the Steal’ movement outwitted Facebook ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection
Posted on · Internal Facebook documents show how the pro-Trump Stop the Steal movement proliferated on the world's biggest social network between the presidential election and the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Houston Matters
The week in politics, deleting Facebook, & Jonathan Franzen (Oct. 20, 2021)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The latest developments in politics, the harms of social media, and writer Jonathan Franzen.
Business
Tech Groups Sue Texas Over Social Media Censorship Law
Posted on · Net Choice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association say the law violates the constitutional rights of social media platforms themselves.
Business
Facebook Ban On Donald Trump Will Hold, Social Network’s Oversight Board Rules
Posted on · While the panel upheld Facebook's suspension of the former president, it said the company's indefinite ban was wrong and gave Facebook six months to either ban Trump permanently or reinstate him.
Business
Reinstate Trump? Facebook Oversight Board Set To Rule On Indefinite Ban
Posted on · The independent Oversight Board on Wednesday is expected to say whether Facebook should uphold or reverse a ban on the former president put in place after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Bigger Picture
The Bigger Picture: ‘The Social Network’ And The Legacy Of Social Media In Modern Life
Posted on · Houston Matters examines the history of social media through the lens of David Fincher's Facebook biopic.
Houston Matters
Thursday’s Show: Greater Houston’s New Recovery Czars, Rice President David Leebron, And The Life Of DJ Screw (April 23, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We meet Greater Houston's new recovery czars, Rice University President David Leebron answers your questions, we discuss the role of social media in society, and we learn about a new onscreen depiction of the life of DJ Screw.
Mockingbird & Armadillo
WATCH: 5 Tips For Great Selfies With Harper Watters | Mockingbird And Armadillo
Posted on · U Outta B in Pictures!
News
Suspect In El Paso Attack On Suicide Watch
Posted on · Google, Facebook and Twitter will join the FBI and state lawmakers for discussions this week on combatting hateful ideologies, domestic terrorism and cybersecurity threats.
News
Facebook Invests In Renewables With Texas Solar Project
Posted on · The Prospero Solar project just north of Odessa will have a capacity of 379 megawatts. That's enough to power around 72,000 homes based on the national average.