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<title><![CDATA[Shirin Ghaffary - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/40569.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Shirin Ghaffary]]></description><category domain="40569">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Won't Stop Tweeting His Way Into Trouble]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/5/20/23730607/elon-musk-conspiracy-twitter-texas-shooting-bellingcat-taylor-lorenz-psyops</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Despite'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' criticism for continuing to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' engage with conspiracy theories,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Elon Musk'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' is posting through it.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Twitter Finally Dying?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/4/15/23683554/twitter-dying-elon-musk-x-company</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After an extraordinarily chaotic past few weeks, the slow death of Twitter seems to be speeding up.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Silicon Valley's AI Frenzy Isn't Just Another Crypto Craze]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/3/6/23624015/silicon-valley-generative-ai-chat-gpt-crypto-hype-trend</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It isn't theoretical. Millions of people are already using apps like ChatGPT to write books, create art, and develop code.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Meta Employees Think About Company's Brutal Year]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2023/1/11/23547490/meta-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-stock-employees-morale-survey-2022-year</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Recode obtained a recording of a Mark Zuckerberg Q&amp;A and internal survey results that show how Meta's struggles are impacting staff.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Elon Musk's Future as Twitter CEO Is Suddenly in Question]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/23440075/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-check-mark-verification</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mass layoffs, trolling, and check marks: How Elon Musk is running Twitter.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Meta Is Facing the Test of Its Lifetime]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/12/19/23513429/meta-test-lifetime-metaverse-mark-zuckerberg-reality-labs-andrew-bosworth</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In an internal memo, a top exec says a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'perfect storm of skepticism'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t deter Mark Zuckerberg'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s metaverse plans.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the Twitter Files Don't Tell Us]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/12/9/23502237/twitter-files-elon-musk-conservatives-right-wing-bari-weiss-matt-taibbi-blacklist-shadowban</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The documents are ammo for conservatives, even if they lack crucial context.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Return to Twitter Prompts Outrage and Confusion]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/11/19/23468634/trump-twitter-elon-musk-ban-allowed-back-president-2024</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is allowed back on his longtime social media app of choice: Twitter.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Elon Musk Is Changing Twitter]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/23440075/elon-musk-twitter-layoffs-checkmark-verification</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In his first full week as CEO, Musk is already drastically reshaping the social media platform.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Elon Musk Owns Twitter. Now What?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/10/27/23424938/elon-musk-own-twitter-deal-closes-what-will-change-superapp-layoffs-free-speech-parag-agrawal</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Musk has tweeted a lot of ideas about how he plans to change Twitter. Here are some of the most significant ones.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['The Party Is Over': Meta and Google Look To Clean House]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/9/22/23366695/google-meta-recession-fears-mark-zuckerberg-sundar-pichai</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It looks like the boom days are fading in Big Tech, even if the cash is still flowing.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Convincing Case That Twitter Is a Mess]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/9/13/23351523/twitter-whistleblower-peiter-mudge-zatko-senate-hearing-klobuchar-grassley-durbin-musk-parag-agrawal</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a congressional hearing, new details emerged on how thousands of Twitter employees can allegedly access users' information.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Facebook's Plan To Be Cool Again]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/8/17/23310168/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-meta-land-of-the-giants-newsfeed-tom-allison-nick-clegg</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For the fifth episode of its latest season, Land of the Giants examines the past, present, and future of the Facebook News Feed.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Even Musk Doesn't Know What He Means by Free Speech]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/23042878/elon-musk-twitter-free-speech</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The billionaire says he wants to make Twitter a free speech platform. That's easier said than done.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Facebook Monopolize the Metaverse?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/22933851/meta-facebook-metaverse-antitrust-regulation</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The company's new direction is already sparking antitrust concerns.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Facebook Be Redeemed?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/22762596/how-to-fix-facebook-mark-zuckerberg</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Can Facebook be redeemed? Twelve leading experts share bold solutions to the company's urgent problems.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Frances Haugen Tells Congress How to Regulate Facebook]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/22711551/facebook-whistleblower-congress-hearing-regulation-mark-zuckerberg-frances-haugen-senator-blumenthal</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Frances Haugen's testimony offers a path forward on how to address Facebook's harms.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Inside Story Behind Google's 'Don't Be Evil' Mantra]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/2/16/22280502/google-dont-be-evil-land-of-the-giants-podcast</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The inside story behind Google's famous mantra, according to a key former executive.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Facebook Says Trump's Claims About Kids, Covid Are False]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/8/5/21356348/trump-children-immune-covid-19-facebook-post-taken-down-misinformation-twitter</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s false claims about Covid-19 and children are harmful misinformation, according to Facebook'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s policies.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter Finally Pushed Instagram Into Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/6/24/21300631/instagram-black-lives-matter-politics-blackout-tuesday</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Instagram used to be where people escaped the news. The Black Lives Matter protests changed that.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Trump Actually Close Down Social Media Companies?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/5/27/21272675/trump-executive-order-social-media-twitter-facebook-youtube-tweet-fact-check-section-230</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even if Trump's executive order tries to shut down social media companies, it would face an immediate court battle.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Political Tension at Google Is Only Getting Worse]]></title>
							<link>https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/8/2/20751822/google-employee-dissent-james-damore-cernekee-conservatives-bias</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Shirin Ghaffary</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Another former engineer has alleged that the company fired him over his political beliefs.]]></description>
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