Podcast: Twitter and Facebook's showdown with Trump

This week was all about the power of social media.

Devindra Hardawar
·Senior Editor
Updated ·1 min read
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What a year this past week has been. While protesters were hitting the streets to combat police violence, most of us were left watching the events unfold on social media. And even without those historic demonstrations, it was a pretty momentous week for Twitter and Facebook, both of which were faced with challenging decisions on handling Donald Trump’s more explosive posts. Devindra and Cherlynn chat with Karissa Bell, Engadget’s Senior Editor focusing on social media, about how Twitter and Facebook approached the occasion very differently.

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Engadget · Twitter and Facebook's Showdown with Trump

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Discussion

  • What a week in social media (with Senior Editor Karissa Bell): 4:17

  • Personal safety tools (for protesting and every day): 38:01

  • Working on: 44:32

  • Picks: 54:41

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Credits
Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Cherlynn Low
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien

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