Thursday, March 31st, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Today starts with a misinformation showdown between two social media monoliths - Facebook and TikTok. Next, we hear about the EU finally cracking down “golden passport” programs that allow wealthy investors — such as Russian oligarchs — buy E.U. citizenship. Then it's Groundhog Day all over again as Donald Trump trots out one his favorite old conspiracy theories involving the Bidens and Russia. We also learn which Republican is willing to vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Finally, an announcement from the CDC about lowering warning levels for cruises. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Washington Post: "Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok" BBC: Ukraine war: Dozens of Russian diplomats expelled by four EU nations Washington Post: E.U. wants ‘golden passports’ ended, Russian oligarchs’ citizenship revoked NBC News: Trump asks Putin to release any info about Hunter Biden New York Times: Collins to Back Jackson for Supreme Court, Giving Her a G.O.P. Vote Washington Post: CDC lowers coronavirus warnings for cruise ships and popular Caribbean islands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, March 31st, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements presented
0:07.8	by Betcha's Media, on Sammy Sage.
0:15.0	We are starting today with a battle between the two apps that collectively occupy like 90%
0:19.7	of my screen time and also general headspace.
0:22.3	Apparently, Metta, aka Facebook, has been paying one of the biggest Republican consulting
0:26.8	firms in the country, called Targeted Victory, a very subtle name, to orchestrate a nationwide
0:32.3	campaign to turn the public against TikTok.
0:35.4	Their campaign sought to portray TikTok as a danger to American children and society,
0:40.0	and they did so through a number of methods, such as placing op-eds in major news outlets
0:44.3	where they pushed questionable stories about alleged TikTok trends that actually originated
0:48.7	on Facebook.
0:50.1	In one example, they worked to spread rumors of the Slap a Teacher TikTok Challenge, even
0:55.1	though no such challenge existed on TikTok, and the rumor about it actually started on Facebook.
1:00.5	Before we go to the next story, I just have to say it is so classic Facebook that they
1:04.5	could have come up with literally any fake trend in the world, and they decided to go
1:08.1	with Slap a Teacher.
1:13.4	Europe has just about had it with Vladimir Putin.
1:16.3	Yesterday, four European countries, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic,
1:21.1	issued 43 expulsions of staff at their Russian embassies, after suspecting them of spying.
1:27.3	The EU is also calling on member nations to repeal golden passport programs, which
1:31.9	allow wealthy investors, such as Russian oligarchs, to buy EU citizenship.
1:36.6	They're also considering stripping Russian oligarchs of their second passports that
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