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CBS News Suspends Twitter Posting ‘In Light of the Uncertainty’ About Musk-Owned Social Platform
Variety ^ | November 18, 2022 | Todd Spangler

Posted on 11/19/2022 6:36:19 PM PST by lowbridge

CBS News is halting its activity on Twitter over Elon Musk’s turbulent and potentially devastating moves following his takeover of the company.

“In light of the uncertainty around Twitter and out of an abundance of caution, CBS News is pausing its activity on the social media site as it continues to monitor the platform,” Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News national correspondent, said in a report about the latest chaos at the company on the “CBS Evening News” Friday.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bias; cbs; elonmusk; jonathanvigliotti; mediabias; mediawingofthednc; musk; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; seebs; truthsocial; twitter
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1 posted on 11/19/2022 6:36:19 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Oh Thank God.


2 posted on 11/19/2022 6:36:49 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

OH... ya good, maybe if CNN’s gone there will be less ‘disinformation’ on the platform!


3 posted on 11/19/2022 6:38:31 PM PST by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: lowbridge

A statement with nearly identical wording was shared Friday by the Twitter account of KPIX, the CBS-owned station in San Francisco.


everyone got the memo.............................


4 posted on 11/19/2022 6:38:39 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Samurai_Jack

Yup and yup


5 posted on 11/19/2022 6:39:39 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: lowbridge

children


6 posted on 11/19/2022 6:39:47 PM PST by Pollard ( )
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To: lowbridge

Can’t take Trump being back.


7 posted on 11/19/2022 6:39:57 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: Secret Agent Man

“Potentially devastating “ LOL well to BS artists yes.


8 posted on 11/19/2022 6:40:19 PM PST by mitch5501 ("make your calling and election sure:for if ye do these things ye shall never fall")
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To: lowbridge

They may have to actually do thier own leg work now.
Oh the humanatee!


9 posted on 11/19/2022 6:41:14 PM PST by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! )
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To: lowbridge

Bonus!


10 posted on 11/19/2022 6:42:38 PM PST by Kenny Bania (Ovaltine? Why not call it Roundtine?)
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To: lowbridge

CBS News will start its own social media platform, currently called “Rather Be Accurate”, in honor of its historic role model, Dan Rather. All posts will be presented in proportional font.


11 posted on 11/19/2022 6:42:40 PM PST by Bernard (“the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." JFK 1-20-61)
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12 posted on 11/19/2022 6:42:48 PM PST by EEGator
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To: lowbridge
"News" organization won't use platforms that don't censor content or which will fact check their own posts.

You'd think they'd be embarrassed to be this transparent but nope, they don't care who knows they are propaganda engines.

13 posted on 11/19/2022 6:43:12 PM PST by pepsi_junkie (This post is subject to removal pending review by government censorship officials)
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To: lowbridge

Yet another reason for normal folk to go back to Twitter!


14 posted on 11/19/2022 6:43:34 PM PST by SamAdams76 (4,572,414 active users on Truth Social)
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To: lowbridge

Translation: if we cannot control the narrative, we were just completely back off the free speech platform


15 posted on 11/19/2022 6:43:51 PM PST by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....l)
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To: lowbridge

Wow, the CBS propagandists came out fast to oppose free speech.


16 posted on 11/19/2022 6:44:14 PM PST by FenwickBabbitt
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To: FenwickBabbitt

They’re having a hissy fit, the poor darlings.


17 posted on 11/19/2022 6:45:32 PM PST by Kenny Bania (Ovaltine? Why not call it Roundtine?)
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To: lowbridge

Oh wow, I was not aware they were still in business.


18 posted on 11/19/2022 6:47:17 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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One lying, leftist propagandist down, another dozen to go.

Fake news is cleaning itself out from Twitter. Cool.


19 posted on 11/19/2022 6:47:26 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: lowbridge

They say this like it’s a bad thing.


20 posted on 11/19/2022 6:47:54 PM PST by DouglasKC
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