Facebook Censors Ferguson, MO News Content

19Aug2014August 19, 2014

Facebook Censors Ferguson, MO News Content

Users of both Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) have noticed a difference in the amount of raw, unfiltered talk of the shooting incident in Ferguson, MO between the social media platforms. The reason: one platform engages in unbridled censorship.

According to a report in the

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Mark Melin

Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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