TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

And, as always, there are even more rounds and deals and announcements to read up on: Charli D’Amelio + Lightbricks : From TikTok to venture capital, the world of influencers and investors is converging. Georgia Sherwin, senior director of strategic initiatives and partnerships, Closed Loop Partners. The synergies are not hard to spot.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

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The Verge

OCTOBER 19, 2020

According to the indictment, the efforts also targeted the country of Georgia, the French elections, the 2018 winter Olympics, and investigations into the poisoning of former Russian military officer Sergei Skripal. One of the six defendants, Anatoliy Kovalev, was also named in the DNC indictments.

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Recode by Vox

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Elon Musk leaves the stage holding a chainsaw after speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Drain the swamp has long been one of President Donald Trumps signature slogans.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Some voters in Georgia and Ohio had to use paper ballots after hand sanitizer leaked into voting machines — an unexpected casualty of the pandemic. Fears that the 2020 election could turn into a national, or even an international security matter did not come to fruition. The election is over, but not without a hitch or two.

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Nonprofit advocacy refers to any action your organization takes to raise awareness of larger issues related to its cause and speak up on behalf of the communities it serves in order to influence decisions within political, economic, or social institutions. Lobby legislators to influence policy decisions related to your mission.

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The Verge

JULY 28, 2020

I’d still rather have a truly competitive domestic market for social apps than a monopolistic national champion waging battle on America’s behalf, though. President Trump has bought hundreds of messages on Facebook to accuse Twitter of trying to stifle his voice and influence the November election. Issie Lapowsky / Protocol ).

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

Yesterday I included a link to a story in Time about a request from the Gambian government to help investigate the genocide in Myanmar , where the United Nations has said Facebook contributed to the incitement of violence. Aaron Tilley and Georgia Wells / The Wall Street Journal ). President Trump said he supports Oracle buying TikTok.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Zhang wrote: “In the three years I’ve spent at Facebook, I’ve found multiple blatant attempts by foreign national governments to abuse our platform on vast scales to mislead their own citizenry, and caused international news on multiple occasions,” wrote Zhang, who declined to talk to BuzzFeed News. Georgia Wells, Aaron Tilley and John D.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Here are Katy Stech Ferek and Georgia Wells at The Wall Street Journal : The court drama on Sunday, with the ruling landing less than four hours before the ban was to take effect, was a new chapter in a protracted saga still without a clear ending. Jennifer Elias / CNBC). Tim McDonald / BBC). Industry. ? Tyler Kingkade / NBC). And finally.

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The Verge

AUGUST 18, 2020

in 2018, “might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States,” Mr. Trump wrote in an executive order issued at 7:45 p.m. With Marjorie Taylor Greene’s primary victory in Georgia, QAnon has officially gone mainstream. It’s looking at how the company influences how sellers set prices on the platform.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

And I think there’s a real feeling of accomplishment that, who knows how big an influence or how small an influence, but there was influence. We had leadership with the National Basketball Players Association, the NBPA. It’s being decimated, but there’s still only three national carriers. Oh, you live in Dallas?

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 27, 2025

They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their place in it. From the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America , to the return of Forts Bragg and Benning and the newly re-renamed Mount McKinley in Alaskas Denali National Park, we are witnessing a consequential shift in the politics of place naming.

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