TV hit from Fox and Friends this morning! Breaking down Hedgehog as well as TikTok. Protecting our kids from Social Media.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6354731379112

Fox News

Social media platform 'Hedgehog' provides new way for Americans to view news: 'Putting the community in charge' | Fox News Video

'Hedgehog' CEO John Matze joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss how the social media app offers an alternative news source for 'everyday Americans.'

Ill be out in EU, Dubai this summer. Anyone I should meet with?

My philosophy has always been that people need the opportunity on social media to be exposed to a diverse set of views. One where you choose to opt into what you see. This is true on Hedgehog and this is what section 230 was designed for.

This is not true on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc. where complex algorithms are designed to manipulate people into staying longer and subjects them to reinforcement bias. By algorithmically feeding people content they didn't opt into, these platforms are manipulating the population and violating the spirit of 230.

Have you all seen this? I feel like one way to work towards a solution to this problem is for more and more people have have chickens at home. Where they can have much better lives and we can generate some of our own produce. Being less dependent upon grocers and the food supply. We all saw the shortages during COVID. How could we make it easier for every day people to have chickens at home?

- Chickens have personalities, mine greet me all the time by jumping on my back, lap, etc to say hi. They know who I am and only approach me.
- They are intelligent. They warn each other of preditors and communicate with one another.
- They remember where the good food spots are, most dangerous spots are and how to avoid exposure to hawks.
- Chickens can sense when someone wants to pet them, feed them or chase them.
https://youtu.be/T4h03NXb1vM?si=iMFqxipMcnHKCFch

YouTube

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✨✨ Being mindful about what kind of information we consume is just as important for our wellbeing as what food we eat. Words may shape our reality in more ways than we think.

That’s why I never watch horror movies and instead prefer films showing uplifting success stories (“Wonka” was my favorite last year). Popular songs, replayed many times, can work like magical spells that plant suggestions in our brains, so I carefully select my playlist to make sure their lyrics don’t include undesirable scenarios. I like to start my day with mid-20th century songs that express joy, such as “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” or “What a Wonderful World” ??

Telegram, unlike other apps, doesn’t throw random content at its users — people receive only the news from channels they have joined, and they can unsubscribe any time. This architecture helps us remain an independent platform that doesn’t promote any narrative and instead gives people the full power to choose what they like to see in their feed ✊?

Excellent points! Chronological feeds give you exactly what you op into, and don't introduce inadvertent bias into society. Complex algorithmic based feeds on social media, although they increase engagement up to 30%, introduce bias and are having profound effects on the way people think today.

Passion Fruit inbound! https://hdg.co/qvw8ee

Apple helps the CCP spy on their citizens.

Apple is actively helping the Chinese Communist party censor and monitor it's citizens by leveraging the app store monopoly they have. They are just as bad as China by enabling them. If side loading were available, hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens could gain access to the free world.

https://time.com/6968950/apple-whatsapp-threads-china-app-store-government-order/

TIME

Apple Pulls Meta’s WhatsApp and Threads From App Store in China After Government Order

The removal of these foreign platforms—which were already largely inaccessible in China—will make it more difficult for users to circumvent existing restrictions, such as by using VPNs.

Checkout this article I wrote for NewsWeek on Apple!

"No one company should have that much power over other private enterprises. To the extent we even have antitrust laws, this is why they exist."

https://www.newsweek.com/apple-brought-justice-departments-antitrust-lawsuit-itself-opinion-1883300

Newsweek

Apple Brought Justice Department's Antitrust Lawsuit on Itself

No one company should have so much power over other private enterprises. To the extent we even have antitrust laws, this is why they exist.