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'We all got played:' Anonymous tweets fueled the controversy over MAGA hat teens
Dan Lavoie, a political strategist in New York, first saw the video on Saturday, like thousands of other people who logged on to social media that day. A group of rowdy high school boys, many wearing Make America Great Again hats, had faced off with a Native American elder near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington […]
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New data show how Iran tried to manipulate public opinion on Twitter
Twitter accounts originating in Iran masqueraded as foreign journalists and concerned U.S. citizens in their attempt to push political messages on the social media site until they were suspended earlier this year, according to new research published Wednesday. The analysis – performed by the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab – reflects an attempt by […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
RSU 16 board approves revised graduation, social media policies
POLAND — While things are “a mess” statewide when it comes to proficiency-based learning, “we are not a mess” Poland Regional High School Principal Cari Medd told RSU 16 directors Monday night. “The Legislature sort of abolished proficiency, but there’s nothing really in place of it, so there are a lot of issues” for daily […]
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Winthrop student says post that got him charged with terrorizing was a joke
WINTHROP — Was it a threatening statement by a high school student posted on social media or an ill-advised joke? That’s the question police and administrators of Winthrop High School asked themselves early Wednesday morning, the first day of the school year, when they learned that a senior had written a strange post on Instagram […]
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New Yorker tries to sway Collins as she prepares to meet Kavanaugh
Hoping to sway U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to cast her vote against President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, a New York tech executive decided to take an unusual approach. Eric Lazarus put an employment advertisement on Craigslist calling for Maine leftists, liberals and progressives to contact him about a part-time gig “sitting in front of […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Lewiston police: Beware of misinformation from unverified sources on social media
LEWISTON — In the wake of violence that has rocked Lewiston in recent weeks, police say the last things people need are rumor and wild exaggeration. Police issued an alert Wednesday advising people to be wary of believing everything they read on social media. Of particular concern, they say, are a number of Facebook pages […]
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What do you hear? Audio clip spurs social media debate over Yanny or Laurel
What do you hear?! Yanny or Laurel pic.twitter.com/jvHhCbMc8I — Cloe Feldman (@CloeCouture) May 15, 2018 NEW YORK (AP) — Do you hear what I hear? That’s the question as a short audio clip has sparked a social media debate about whether the word is “yanny” or “laurel.” How one hears it is similar to how people viewed […]
Posted inBusiness
Maine chefs serving their cuisine on social media
During his first week as executive chef at Evo Kitchen + Bar in Portland, Matt Ginn fed an old high school buddy, who scolded him for ignoring social media. “He said ‘Dude, you’re not on Instagram? What’s wrong with you?’ ” Ginn recalled. The friend explained how showing off his food would benefit his business, […]
Posted inLocal & State
Waterville mayor taking heat for tweet about Parkland student
WATERVILLE — A Twitter account that goes by Waterville Republicans is calling on Mayor Nick Isgro to apologize for comments he made about Florida school shooting survivor David Hogg telling him to “Eat it, Hogg.” In a tweet Tuesday, the newly formed account said it was “deeply disappointed” by Isgro’s comments, which according to the […]