Sandra Fox News Alert, the pentagon is set to brief as marines arrive in haiti to secure the u. S. Embassy there. As violent gangs take over the nation. John a gang leader nicknamed barbecue may be the most powerful man in haiti and americans are trapped there under his brutal watch and they are begging to get out. Sandra we are cruising. This is a big day indeed. A lot of news to get to. Hour two, im sandra smith in new york. Hi, john. John john roberts in washington. Good to be with you for another hour, its going to be a busy one, sandra. Watching the Pentagon Briefing for any updates on the situation in haiti, including the marines just arriving there. Sandra and now this. The tiktok ban moving through congress is zeroing in on National Security concerns. They are big ones, but there are still major questions about the dangers of the platform and social media in general, of course, and what they do pose to children. Heart broken parents have been some of the biggest lobbyists for a
Leaked clip of Jack Dorsey suggests Twitter will take action beyond Trump ban
Former US President Donald Trump s removal from Twitter, while he was still a sitting president, shocked many, starting a debate both in support and in criticism of the move. How much power should Big Tech companies be given when it comes to deciding what content is objectionable. This is the question Poland government asked and is ready to take a stand on social media censorship.
Citing the example of Trump s removal from Twitter, Deputy Polish Justice Minister Sebastian Kaleta says it sets a dangerous precedent. It s very disturbing because if Big Tech sees themselves as an organization empowered enough to ban a sitting president of the U.S., it sends a message to the world that we can ban anyone, whenever we want, he added.
orientation. it is really a problem. what dean is pointing out, that is a real issue, is the rise of extremist rhetoric and the rise of real world actions over the last two years. so you do feel like there is a heightened level of all of this. what do you attribute it to? there are different phenomena driving the rise of white supremacy. the divisive state of our national rhetoric is helping to drive this kind of extremism. and you see it wherever, from the mainstreaming of the kind of terms that dean just pointed out, to the fact that this year alone, in this election cycle, we have nine white supremacists running for political office. i mean, that s really unprecedented. we have seen a social media crackdown, though, making it more difficult for hate groups to organize, to recruit, to spread their hateful messages. we ve also seen some companies like paypal shutdown some of these white supremacist groups, making it difficult for them to fund raise. does that make a difference?