Pharmaceutical companies are paying TikTok influencers to market prescription drugs to young people, according to a recent study by researchers from the University of Colorado and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which calls for increased transparency and regulation in the use of patient influencers for pharmaceutical marketing, particularly when it comes to targeting young people.
“Ten minutes and a few clicks on TikTok is all that is needed to fall into the rabbit hole of some of the darkest and most harmful content online," says corporate accountability group.
The Department of Defense is funding and collaborating with for-profit media-rating companies NewsGuard and PeakMetrics to develop AI censorship technology, raising concerns about government intrusion and censorship of private speech.
YouTube's decision comes as Trump's most recent video appearances statements stress the urgency of achieving "peace without delay" in Ukraine, while also advocating for a "completely overhauled" Pentagon and urging the Biden administration to prioritize relations with global powers.
Former Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis won a court case against the liberal group 65 Project and will keep her law license after being censured by a Colorado judge.
"Being told that Fetterman is essentially brain dead and it’s being hidden because keeping him in office until August 18th avoids a special election which Republicans would most certainly win," a former NYPD officer tweeted.
The Biden administration may have abandoned plans to create a “Disinformation Board,” but a more insidious “Censorship Complex” already exists and is growing at an alarming speed.
eBay founder Pierre Omidyar donated $509,500 to Accountable Tech in 2021 and 2022, also giving $2 million to at least six other organizations that condemned Elon Musk's organization of Twitter.
