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Steven Bodzin (guacamayan@journa.host)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2024 21:17:10 JST Steven Bodzin

Not only do agencies wrongly rely on X. It turns out Facebook is even worse.
https://wapo.st/3XDxHeJ
Facebook is blocking emergency warnings as wildfires roar through West
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1. The Washington Post has collected more than 40 examples of Facebook removing emergency-related posts. It’s occurred during at least 20 small and major fires since June, including the Park Fire, as well as Hurricane Debby in August. While Facebook has misflagged posts as spam during emergencies before, disaster groups and wildfire trackers say that the issue has reached critical mass. In June, they say, something on the social media platform changed, and their content has been disappearing at an alarming rate right when people need it most. In nearly every instance, the platform tells users that they violated the company’s “Community Standards on Spam” due to trying to get likes, follows, shares or views in a “misleading way.” It happens primarily with links, even to official sites from Cal Fire, the U.S. Forest Service, sheriff’s departments and AlertCalifornia, which monitors fires and disasters in real-time.
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2. It’s not just frustrating, it’s life-threatening,” said Angela Oakley, a manager with the American Red Cross, who had multiple posts marked as spam during Hurricane Debby. “I’ve noticed this happening with more and more frequency, especially around disasters. It’s unfortunate, as many people rely on social media and networking connections to stay safe during emergencies.” Afraid of, as the Facebook warning says, “repeatedly breaking the rules” and losing her own page, Oakley says she’s “stopped sharing valuable information” during emergencies. She and about 10 others said they have repeatedly contested Facebook’s determinations but said they never heard back.
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Steven Bodzin (guacamayan@journa.host)'s status on Monday, 09-Oct-2023 16:14:27 JST Steven Bodzin
in reply to
- Aral Balkan
@aral get well soon!

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Steven Bodzin (guacamayan@journa.host)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 08:08:37 JST Steven Bodzin

There is an optical illusion where you stare out the window of a train or car for a long time. When you come to a halt, it looks like you are moving backward.
The same happens with privilege.

In conversation Monday, 31-Jul-2023 08:08:37 JST from journa.host permalink
Steven Bodzin (guacamayan@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 09-Mar-2023 20:25:16 JST Steven Bodzin
in reply to
- Aral Balkan
@aral if only the absurd name were the worst thing about it

In conversation Thursday, 09-Mar-2023 20:25:16 JST from journa.host permalink
Steven Bodzin (guacamayan@journa.host)'s status on Thursday, 09-Mar-2023 20:00:53 JST Steven Bodzin

When you put it all in one place, it's clear that fascism is way too close to home
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1. The Parental Rights in Education Act — widely referred to by critics as “Don’t Say Gay” — prohibits educators in kindergarten through third grade from addressing gender or sexual orientation in class, and restricts what teachers in upper grades can say on the topic. The Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act — or Stop WOKE — bars the teaching of critical race theory, an academic framework for examining systemic racism. Books for students of all ages have been removed from public school media centers and classroom libraries after a new state law mandated that all material made available to students be age-appropriate, free of “pornography” and “suited to student needs,” without providing clear guidelines about how those standards are to be applied. Just before the start of Florida’s legislative session this week, GOP lawmakers introduced a slate of new bills that would further overhaul both K-12 and higher education — expanding the limitations on teaching gender or sexual identity through eighth grade, and requiring teachers to use pronouns that match a child’s sex as assigned at birth, among other proposals.
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I write investigative financial news stories about corporate and sovereign debt in Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Chile at REDD Latin America. Also forever interested in my home and native land.Expect posts about Latin American finance, energy, climate. I complain about New York City and post dumb jokes at @stevenbodzinPosts are mine, and while I try not to embarrass my employer, REDD has nothing to do with anything I write here.I don't debate anons.

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