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November 7, 2020
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US Elections and American Televisions – The coverage of the election highlights the central role of “Magic Walls” in American news; and in particular the expertise of John King on CNN . But the use of touch is not the only historical development: American televisions censor Trump’s comments live .
US Elections and Social Media – Unlike Facebook and Twitter , YouTube underestimated the wave of Fake news about the elections. Facebook has a specific metric for “violence and incitement to violence” that viber data has increased sharply this week. The social network also announced the closure of the pro-Trump group “Stop the Steal” whose membership has exploded in recent days . Twitter flagged 38% of Trump’s tweets as “misleading” while fake accounts pretending to be media outlets claimed his victory.
Covid-19 and second lockdown – According to data from Apple and Google, travel is more numerous during the second lockdown . While most businesses are closed, France Digitale offers a kit to help those who wish to get into e-commerce . Local initiatives in this area are multiplying and Amazon remains heavily criticized .
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