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Maine Monitor: Maine lawmakers targeted by social media campaign opposing data center ban. “One of Maine’s top law firms is pressing legislators to oppose a full ban on the construction of new data centers in a bid to save its clients’ ventures in the state. Preti Flaherty, an Augusta-based law firm that’s representing companies trying to build data centers in Sanford and Jay, launched […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/01/maine-monitor-maine-lawmakers-targeted-by-social-media-campaign-opposing-data-center-ban/

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01.04.2026 13:46
researchbuzz (@researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host)

#politics #NYC #SocialMedia #TikTok

'The city will now allow agencies to start posting again on the short-form social media site as long as departments follow a set of security precautions...'

https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-nyc-mamdani-social-media-zohran-ab1d67463ef5ecf3e262a399646e47bd?

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01.04.2026 13:45
2026 (@2026@rbfirehose.com)

Associated Press: Mamdani puts New York City government back on TikTok. “Almost three years ago, New York City joined governments across the country in banning TikTok from its phones over security concerns about the Chinese social media site. On Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a bona fide social media star, took to the app to announce a reversal: ‘TikTok, we’re back.'”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/01/associated-press-mamdani-puts-new-york-city-government-back-on-tiktok/

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01.04.2026 13:36
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01.04.2026 13:27
2026 (@2026@rbfirehose.com)

New York Times: Government Trolls Sling Memes in the Online Trenches of Mideast War This link goes to a gift article. “Brig. Gen. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a former Guards commander and the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, has been a key figure overseeing the war. He is also active on social media, fighting in the messaging battles.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/01/new-york-times-government-trolls-sling-memes-in-the-online-trenches-of-mideast-war/

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01.04.2026 13:25
legalmemory (@legalmemory@legal.social)

Wiss. Dienste dt. Bundestag: Zur Beschränkung und zum Verbot von #SocialMedia-Plattformen https://cdn.netzpolitik.org/wp-upload/2026/04/WD7-004-26-Zur-Beschraenkung-und-zum-Verbot-von-Social-Media-Plattformen.pdf via @netzpolitik_feed

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01.04.2026 13:06
thejapantimes (@thejapantimes@mastodon.social)

A survey has found a gap in social media operators' transparency on measures to deal with defamation and problems linked to generative artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/01/japan/society/transparency-gap-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #socialmedia #cyberbullying #surveys #ai