Partway through Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover, the new Frontline documentary from filmmakers James Jacoby and Anya Bourg (Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos), former Twitter employee Yoel Roth states, “No one should have that kind of power. But that power exists.”
Roth’s statement comes in response to Jacoby questioning Twitter’s 2021 decision to suspend the account of then-President Donald Trump after several of Trump’s tweets were flagged for inciting violence during the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. According to the documentary, it also served as catalyst for Elon Musk’s decision to purchase the far-reaching social platform and remake it in his own image.
Roth’s statement comes in response to Jacoby questioning Twitter’s 2021 decision to suspend the account of then-President Donald Trump after several of Trump’s tweets were flagged for inciting violence during the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. According to the documentary, it also served as catalyst for Elon Musk’s decision to purchase the far-reaching social platform and remake it in his own image.
- 10/10/2023
- by Dennis Perkins
- Primetimer
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates again on Wednesday, continuing its year-long push to curb inflation. But that balance is more elusive than ever given the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and subsequent meltdowns tied to the new rate environment.
James Jacoby, a correspondent with Frontline, spent years reporting on the Fed’s mysterious ways for an installment of the PBS series, Age of Easy Money. The documentary, which premiered last week and is available to stream for free on the Frontline YouTube channel, details the long series of decisions from the 2000s to today that kept interest rates artificially low. The challenge now: Trying to get companies of all stripes to forego one of the foundational elements that helped them grow.
“Silicon Valley is going through a correction right now, in large part because easy money is over,” Jacoby told Deadline in an interview.
James Jacoby, a correspondent with Frontline, spent years reporting on the Fed’s mysterious ways for an installment of the PBS series, Age of Easy Money. The documentary, which premiered last week and is available to stream for free on the Frontline YouTube channel, details the long series of decisions from the 2000s to today that kept interest rates artificially low. The challenge now: Trying to get companies of all stripes to forego one of the foundational elements that helped them grow.
“Silicon Valley is going through a correction right now, in large part because easy money is over,” Jacoby told Deadline in an interview.
- 3/20/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
PBS ended its day at the TCA Winter Press Tour with Frontline’s Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos – and if you’ve been thinking about your own Amazon addiction, this program will make you think more than twice.
Frontline producer James Jacoby was blunt in his assessment of the company. “There’s a military-like precision to their operation which is awesome, but it comes at a cost to labor force and the environment,” he said. “We’re all accustomed to the convenience. The film explores some of the cost to that and the calculus of how to deliver on that convenience. Taking stock of where the empire is now was our focus. Forty percent of all computing in the cloud happens on Amazon Web Service (Aws.) PBS is housed on Aws. Alexa is embedded in more than 20,000 devices.”
Franklin Foer, a staff writer at The Atlantic,...
Frontline producer James Jacoby was blunt in his assessment of the company. “There’s a military-like precision to their operation which is awesome, but it comes at a cost to labor force and the environment,” he said. “We’re all accustomed to the convenience. The film explores some of the cost to that and the calculus of how to deliver on that convenience. Taking stock of where the empire is now was our focus. Forty percent of all computing in the cloud happens on Amazon Web Service (Aws.) PBS is housed on Aws. Alexa is embedded in more than 20,000 devices.”
Franklin Foer, a staff writer at The Atlantic,...
- 1/11/2020
- by Diane Gordon
- Deadline Film + TV
Facebook’s power to influence the news is fiercely debated in the United States. But in some parts of the globe, Facebook is almost the the only source of news, says James Jacoby, director of the new Frontline documentary “The Facebook Dilemma.”
Facebook’s outsized influence makes the threat of fake news even more intense, he told TheWrap about the two-part film, which premieres tonight.
“The problems that we’ve seen with our elections and Facebook’s role pale in comparison to what’s happening internationally,” Jacoby said. “Facebook is the de facto internet in several parts of the world. When they are the dominant information source for entire countries, that is a potentially very frightening prospect that we should all be aware about.”
Also Read: Facebook, Twitter Suspend Accounts Tied to Cesar Sayoc
His film looks closely at Myanmar, where misinformation and hoaxes on Facebook’s News Feed have exacerbated sectarian violence.
Facebook’s outsized influence makes the threat of fake news even more intense, he told TheWrap about the two-part film, which premieres tonight.
“The problems that we’ve seen with our elections and Facebook’s role pale in comparison to what’s happening internationally,” Jacoby said. “Facebook is the de facto internet in several parts of the world. When they are the dominant information source for entire countries, that is a potentially very frightening prospect that we should all be aware about.”
Also Read: Facebook, Twitter Suspend Accounts Tied to Cesar Sayoc
His film looks closely at Myanmar, where misinformation and hoaxes on Facebook’s News Feed have exacerbated sectarian violence.
- 10/29/2018
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
If you were thinking of quitting social media, the upcoming Frontline film The Facebook Dilemma on PBS might just push you over the edge, judging by the ominous insights shared at a panel this afternoon at TCA summer press tour.
Roger McNamee, an early Facebook investor and venture capitalist, recalled reaching out to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg in October 2016. He had seen indications of misuse of the platform and wanted to offer his counsel. The indifferent reaction McNamee says he received shocked him and galvanized his criticism of the company’s stance. The executives viewed the malevolent use of the platform as a “public relations problem, not a business problem,” McNamee charged.
“I thought that Facebook was being manipulated by...
Roger McNamee, an early Facebook investor and venture capitalist, recalled reaching out to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg in October 2016. He had seen indications of misuse of the platform and wanted to offer his counsel. The indifferent reaction McNamee says he received shocked him and galvanized his criticism of the company’s stance. The executives viewed the malevolent use of the platform as a “public relations problem, not a business problem,” McNamee charged.
“I thought that Facebook was being manipulated by...
- 8/1/2018
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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