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''Davidson v. Loudoun County Board of Supervisors''<ref>http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/virginia/vaedce/1:2016cv00932/348006/57/</ref> is a case in the Eastern District Court of Virginia considering the novel question of [[First Amendment]] rights of citizens on their elected official's [[facebook]] pages. The Chair of the County Board blocked Davidson from her facebook page. The County had adopted a social media policy allowing for citizen comments, and Davidson alleged that the blocking violated that policy. The defendant claimed that the page was her personal facebook page, but it is different than her facebook profile. On January 4, 2017, the District Court denied both the Defendant's motion to dismiss and the Plaintiff's motion for summary judgement.
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[[File:Donald Trump official photo.jpg|thumb|right|Donald Trump]]
This article examines the relationship between President '''Donald Trump and social media.''' The American public relies upon social media as a source of information about current events more during the period leading up to the election of President [[Donald Trump]] and during his presidency than ever before. As a result, [[social media]] plays an unprecedented role in American political life.

Via [[Twitter]], [[Facebook]], Instagram, and [[YouTube]], Trump established a massive direct link to the American public unfiltered by the [[mainstream media]]. His social media audience was about 45 million people at the time of his inauguration in January 2017.<ref>Steeve, Dustin (January 17, 2017). [https://thefederalist.com/2017/01/17/donald-trumps-social-media-use-key-sidelining-press/ Donald Trump’s Social Media Use Is Key To Sidelining The Press]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved June 4, 2017.</ref> Trump has used his social media platform for, among other things, criticizing political correctness and [[gun control]].<ref>Feldscher, Kyle (June 4, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-slams-political-correctness-and-gun-control-activists-after-london-attacks/article/2624894 Trump slams 'political correctness' and gun control activists after London attacks]. ''The Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 4, 2017.</ref>

==Twitter==
Both as a candidate and as President, Donald Trump has used [[Twitter]] more than any other national political figure. President Trump himself noted that he could "get the honest and unfiltered message out" through Twitter, and he wrote on the social media site that "if I would have relied on the Fake News of CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, washpost or nytimes, I would have had ZERO chance winning WH."<ref>Miller, S.A. (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/donald-trump-vows-continue-tweeting-i-can-get-hone/ Trump vows to continue tweeting: ‘I can get the honest and unfiltered message out’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Quinn, Melissa (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-media-hates-my-honest-and-unfiltered-twitter-messages/article/2625046 Trump: Media hates my 'honest and unfiltered' Twitter messages]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref>

President Trump's personal Twitter account @RealDonaldTrump is frequently retweeted by @POTUS, the official White House account and also his son's Twitter account @DonaldTrumpJr.

===Trump Twitter quotes===

{{Cquote| '''Somebody said I’m the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters.'''}}

* "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (August 6, 2012, 1:23 pm). [http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/232572505238433794 "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>
* "It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not allowed to talk about them."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (November 13, 2012, 12:23pm). [http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/268449146711703553 "It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not allowed to talk about them."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>
* "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bull**** has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (January 1, 2014, 4:39pm). [http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/418542137899491328 "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bull**** has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>

====2015====
* "So many 'politically correct' fools in our country. We have to all get back to work and stop wasting time and energy on nonsense!" (August 8, 2015)
* "Notice that illegal immigrants will be given ObamaCare and free college tuition but nothing has been mentioned about our VETERANS #DemDebate" (October 13, 2015)
* "They laughed at me when I said to bomb the ISIS controlled oil fields. Now they are not laughing and doing what I said." (November 13, 2015)
* "President Obama said 'ISIL continues to shrink' in an interview just hours before the horrible attack in Paris. He is just so bad! CHANGE." (November 14, 2015)
* "Refugees from Syria are now pouring into our great country. Who knows who they are - some could be ISIS. Is our president insane?" (November 17, 2015)
* "Eight Syrians were just caught on the southern border trying to get into the U.S. ISIS maybe? I told you so. WE NEED A BIG & BEAUTIFUL WALL!" (November 19, 2015)

====2016====
* "Hillary said that guns don't keep you safe. If she really believes that she should demand that her heavily armed bodyguards quickly disarm!" (January 3, 2016)
* "I wonder if President Obama would have attended the funeral of Justice Scalia if it were held in a Mosque? Very sad that he did not go!" (February 20, 2016)
* "The organized group of people, many of them thugs, who shut down our First Amendment rights in Chicago, have totally energized America!" (March 12, 2016)
* "Why is it that the horrendous protesters, who scream, curse punch, shut down roads/doors during my RALLIES, are never blamed by media? SAD!" (March 20, 2016)
* "Do you all remember how beautiful and safe a place Brussels was. Not anymore, it is from a different world! U.S. must be vigilant and smart!" (March 22, 2016)
* "For the 1st time in American history, America’s 16,500 border patrol agents have issue[d] a presidential primary endorsement—me! Thank you." (April 1, 2016)
* "Watched Saturday Night Live hit job on me. Time to retire the boring and unfunny show. Alec Baldwin portrayal stinks. Media rigging election!" (October 16, 2016)<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/787612552654155776</ref>

====2017====
*"The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!"<ref>Greenwood, Mark (February 17, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320168-trump-the-media-is-the-enemy-of-the-american-people Trump tweets: The media is the 'enemy of the American people']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 27, 2017.</ref>
* "Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!" (March 31, 2017)
* "That's right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not some politically correct term that won't help us protect our people!" (June 5, 2017, while the Dept. of Justice was arguing in court that his Executive Order was not a "travel ban")
* "Fake News is at an all time high. Where is their apology to me for all of the incorrect stories???" (June 13, 2017)
===Reactions===
During the campaign, Trump found a way to get his message out to the public without needing to go through the lens of the mainstream media, and some commentators suggested ways in how to force Trump to have to deal with the corrupt media.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/372026-donald-trump-twitter-cnn/ MSM shouldn’t cover Trump's tweets, forcing him to rely on media to communicate – CNN anchor]. ''RT''. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.</ref> By a half year into his term as President, many elected officials, political aids and business leaders opposed his continue tweeting, but President Trump's use of Twitter was supported by his base.<ref>Miller, S.A. (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/donald-trumps-twitter-feed-welcome-change-to-suppo/ Trump supporters urge him to keep tweeting and taking on the establishment]. ''Washington Times''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref>

White House staffers have found his tweets to be inconsistent with their talking points and distracting from efforts to advance the President's agenda.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-staff-react-in-real-time-as-trump-tweets-jesus|title=White House Staff React in Real-Time as Trump Tweets: ‘Jesus’|date=May 12, 2017|accessdate=September 7, 2017|work=Daily Beast}}</ref>

On June 11, 2017, Senator [[Lindsey Graham]] was interviewed on CBS Face the Nation and said that President Trump's tweets "feeds that lynch mob [mentality in the press]. You're your own worst enemy here, Mr. President. Knock it off."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/graham-trump-own-worst-enemy/|title="You're your own worst enemy here, Mr. President," Graham tells Trump|date=June 11, 2017|accessdate=June 15, 2017|work=CBS News}}</ref>

Senator [[John McCain]] was asked on NBC's Meet the Press about President Trump's tweet about the press being the "enemy of the American people." He responded, "If you want to preserve, I’m very serious now, if you want to preserve Democracy as we know it, you have to have a free, and many times adversarial press. And without it, I’m afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That’s how dictators get started."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/18/thats-how-dictators-get-started-john-mccain-rebukes-trump-tweet/|title=‘That’s how dictators get started’: John McCain rebukes Trump tweet|date=February 18, 2017|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017}}</ref>

Twitter has a feature which allows people to write responses to each of President Trump's tweets. The President or his staff have blocked many users who leave unfavorable comments. In June 2016, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University called on the president to unblock Twitter users. "Your Twitter account is a designated public forum for essentially the same reasons that open city council meetings and school board meetings are," the lawyers wrote Trump.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/06/technology/trump-block-twitter-users-first-amendment/index.html|title=
Trump blocking Twitter critics raises First Amendment concerns|first=Selena |last=Larson|date=June 6, 2017|accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref>

==Facebook==
The President has a personal facebook page.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/</ref> As of September 2017 it has 22,788,270 likes. Trump has used his facebook page to attack the mainstream media.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/posts/10159754032750725</ref>

Facebook acknowledges that a [[Russia]]n "troll farm" paid about $100,000 for extensive facebook ads during the 2016 campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/09/information-operations-update/|title=An Update On Information Operations On Facebook|date=September 6, 2017|accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/06/media/facebook-russia-ads-2016-election/index.html|title=Facebook says it sold ads to Russian 'troll farm' during 2016 campaign|date=September 7, 2017|accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref>

Facebook CEO [[Mark Zuckerberg]] involved himself in politics in the 2016 presidential race. He publicly called out positions held by [[Donald Trump]] as wrong. Some Facebook employees asked if they should try to stop a Trump presidency.<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/facebook-employees-asked-mark-zuckerberg-if-they-should-1771012990 Facebook Employees Asked Mark Zuckerberg If They Should Try to Stop a Donald Trump Presidency, Gizmodo, April 15, 2016]</ref>

Facebook has declared it will never use its product to influence how people on the platform vote.<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/facebook-says-it-doesnt-try-to-influence-how-people-vot-1771276946?rev=1460755179651 Facebook Says it Doesn't Try to Influence How People Vote, Gizmodo, April 15, 2016]</ref>

Facebook tampered with news feeds in 2010 during a 61-million-person experiment to see how Facebook could impact the real-world voting behavior of millions of people.<ref>[http://fowler.ucsd.edu/massive_turnout.pdf A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization]</ref>

==YouTube==
Critics and comedians have appeared in YouTube clips discussing Donald Trump that regularly draw millions of views. These include [[Samantha Bee]], [[Stephen Colbert]]. [[Rachel Maddow]], [[Seth Meyers]], [[Trevor Noah]], [[Keith Obermann]], [[John Oliver]] and former Republican Congressman [[Joe Scarborough]].

[[The Young Turks]] video newscasts hosted by Cenk Uygur is a YouTube channel, which as of September 2017 had 3,431,881 subscribers. Most of their videos are very critical of President Trump.

Two videos were retweeted by Donald Trump that drew controversy. One showed him wrestling with a man whose face was blocked by a CNN logo.<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881503147168071680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Ftech%2Fnews%2F2017%2F07%2F05%2Fcnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail%2F451824001%2F</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881273362454118400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Ftech%2Fnews%2F2017%2F07%2F05%2Fcnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail%2F451824001%2F</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/tech/news/2017/07/05/cnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail/451824001/?cookies=&from=global|title=CNN-Trump wrestling video leads to Twitter claims of blackmail|date=July 5, 2017|accessdate=Sept 6, 2017|work=Indianapolis Star}}</ref> The Reddit user who had created the video apologized and promised to never do anything like that on social media again.

The second controversy resulted from Trump retweeting a video clip<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADHLsECWxY</ref> taken from the movie "[[Michael Moore]] in Trumpland."<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/791648893725450240 (October 27, 2016)</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/791264451764912128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fteam-trump-tries-to-use-michael-moores-anti-trump-film-as-an-endorsement-195701514.html</ref> The Trump tweet states, "I agree, @MMFlint- To all Americans, I see you & I hear you. I am your voice. Vote to #DrainTheSwamp w/ me on 11/8. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pADHLsECWxY …" The clip cuts off Moore in mid-sentence, which goes on "It will feel good—for a day. You know, maybe a week. Possibly a month.”
Then he adds, “Because you used the ballot as an anger management tool and now you’re f**ked.” So an anti-Trump film was excerpted to look like a pro-Trump endorsement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2016/10/26/michael-moore-trumpland-review-conservatives/|title=Why Michael Moore’s Trumpland Is Going Viral With Conservatives|date=October 26, 2016|work=Fortune|accessdate=September 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/team-trump-tries-to-use-michael-moores-anti-trump-film-as-an-endorsement-195701514.html|title=Team Trump tries to use Michael Moore’s anti-Trump film as an endorsement|date=October 28,2016|accessdate=September 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303064-trump-tweets-agreement-with-michael-moore|title=Trump tweets agreement with Michael Moore|work=The Hill|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017|date=October 27, 2017}}</ref>

==Censorship by social media==
Facebook has announced steps to detect fake accounts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-security/improvements-in-protecting-the-integrity-of-activity-on-facebook/10154323366590766/|title=Improvements in protecting the integrity of activity on Facebook|date=April 13, 2017|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017}}</ref> It is also trying to police "fake news".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/04/working-to-stop-misinformation-and-false-news/|title=Working to Stop Misinformation and False News|date=April 6, 2017|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017}}</ref> However, their method of determining what news is "fake" relies largely on the input of several mainstream media and other liberal "fact checkers."<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40812697 Retrieved September 8, 2017</ref> They are also designing their system to favor MSM posts.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2017/jan/26/facebook-is-trying-to-tackle-fake-news-but-what-should-we-do Retrieved September 8, 2017</ref>

YouTube has added a reporting feature on each video for "spam or misleading videos". If a video is reported, it will be manually reviewed and if necessary taken down.<ref>https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2801973</ref>

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Donald Trump and social media

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[[File:Donald Trump official photo.jpg|thumb|right|Donald Trump]]
This article examines the relationship between President '''Donald Trump and social media.''' The American public relies upon social media as a source of information about current events more during the period leading up to the election of President [[Donald Trump]] and during his presidency than ever before. As a result, [[social media]] plays an unprecedented role in American political life.

Via [[Twitter]], [[Facebook]], Instagram, and [[YouTube]], Trump established a massive direct link to the American public unfiltered by the [[mainstream media]]. His social media audience was about 45 million people at the time of his inauguration in January 2017.<ref>Steeve, Dustin (January 17, 2017). [https://thefederalist.com/2017/01/17/donald-trumps-social-media-use-key-sidelining-press/ Donald Trump’s Social Media Use Is Key To Sidelining The Press]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved June 4, 2017.</ref> Trump has used his social media platform for, among other things, criticizing political correctness and [[gun control]].<ref>Feldscher, Kyle (June 4, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-slams-political-correctness-and-gun-control-activists-after-london-attacks/article/2624894 Trump slams 'political correctness' and gun control activists after London attacks]. ''The Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 4, 2017.</ref>

==Twitter==
Both as a candidate and as President, Donald Trump has used [[Twitter]] more than any other national political figure. President Trump himself noted that he could "get the honest and unfiltered message out" through Twitter, and he wrote on the social media site that "if I would have relied on the Fake News of CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, washpost or nytimes, I would have had ZERO chance winning WH."<ref>Miller, S.A. (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/donald-trump-vows-continue-tweeting-i-can-get-hone/ Trump vows to continue tweeting: ‘I can get the honest and unfiltered message out’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Quinn, Melissa (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-media-hates-my-honest-and-unfiltered-twitter-messages/article/2625046 Trump: Media hates my 'honest and unfiltered' Twitter messages]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref>

===Trump Twitter quotes===

{{Cquote| '''Somebody said I’m the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters.'''}}

* "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (August 6, 2012, 1:23 pm). [http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/232572505238433794 "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>
* "It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not allowed to talk about them."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (November 13, 2012, 12:23pm). [http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/268449146711703553 "It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not allowed to talk about them."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>
* "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bull**** has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (January 1, 2014, 4:39pm). [http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/418542137899491328 "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bull**** has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>

====2015====
* "So many 'politically correct' fools in our country. We have to all get back to work and stop wasting time and energy on nonsense!" (August 8, 2015)
* "Notice that illegal immigrants will be given ObamaCare and free college tuition but nothing has been mentioned about our VETERANS #DemDebate" (October 13, 2015)
* "They laughed at me when I said to bomb the ISIS controlled oil fields. Now they are not laughing and doing what I said." (November 13, 2015)
* "President Obama said 'ISIL continues to shrink' in an interview just hours before the horrible attack in Paris. He is just so bad! CHANGE." (November 14, 2015)
* "Refugees from Syria are now pouring into our great country. Who knows who they are - some could be ISIS. Is our president insane?" (November 17, 2015)
* "Eight Syrians were just caught on the southern border trying to get into the U.S. ISIS maybe? I told you so. WE NEED A BIG & BEAUTIFUL WALL!" (November 19, 2015)

====2016====
* "Hillary said that guns don't keep you safe. If she really believes that she should demand that her heavily armed bodyguards quickly disarm!" (January 3, 2016)
* "I wonder if President Obama would have attended the funeral of Justice Scalia if it were held in a Mosque? Very sad that he did not go!" (February 20, 2016)
* "The organized group of people, many of them thugs, who shut down our First Amendment rights in Chicago, have totally energized America!" (March 12, 2016)
* "Why is it that the horrendous protesters, who scream, curse punch, shut down roads/doors during my RALLIES, are never blamed by media? SAD!" (March 20, 2016)
* "Do you all remember how beautiful and safe a place Brussels was. Not anymore, it is from a different world! U.S. must be vigilant and smart!" (March 22, 2016)
* "For the 1st time in American history, America’s 16,500 border patrol agents have issue[d] a presidential primary endorsement—me! Thank you." (April 1, 2016)
* "Watched Saturday Night Live hit job on me. Time to retire the boring and unfunny show. Alec Baldwin portrayal stinks. Media rigging election!" (October 16, 2016)<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/787612552654155776</ref>

====2017====
*"The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!"<ref>Greenwood, Mark (February 17, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320168-trump-the-media-is-the-enemy-of-the-american-people Trump tweets: The media is the 'enemy of the American people']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 27, 2017.</ref>
* "Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!" (March 31, 2017)
* "That's right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not some politically correct term that won't help us protect our people!" (June 5, 2017, while the Dept. of Justice was arguing in court that his Executive Order was not a "travel ban")
* "Fake News is at an all time high. Where is their apology to me for all of the incorrect stories???" (June 13, 2017)
===Reactions===
During the campaign, Trump found a way to get his message out to the public without needing to go through the lens of the mainstream media, and some commentators suggested ways in how to force Trump to have to deal with the corrupt media.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/372026-donald-trump-twitter-cnn/ MSM shouldn’t cover Trump's tweets, forcing him to rely on media to communicate – CNN anchor]. ''RT''. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.</ref> By a half year into his term as President, many elected officials, political aids and business leaders opposed his continue tweeting, but President Trump's use of Twitter was supported by his base.<ref>Miller, S.A. (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/donald-trumps-twitter-feed-welcome-change-to-suppo/ Trump supporters urge him to keep tweeting and taking on the establishment]. ''Washington Times''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref>

White House staffers have found his tweets to be inconsistent with their talking points and distracting from efforts to advance the President's agenda.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-staff-react-in-real-time-as-trump-tweets-jesus|title=White House Staff React in Real-Time as Trump Tweets: ‘Jesus’|date=May 12, 2017|accessdate=September 7, 2017|work=Daily Beast}}</ref>

On June 11, 2017, Senator [[Lindsey Graham]] was interviewed on CBS Face the Nation and said that President Trump's tweets "feeds that lynch mob [mentality in the press]. You're your own worst enemy here, Mr. President. Knock it off."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/graham-trump-own-worst-enemy/|title="You're your own worst enemy here, Mr. President," Graham tells Trump|date=June 11, 2017|accessdate=June 15, 2017|work=CBS News}}</ref>

Senator [[John McCain]] was asked on NBC's Meet the Press about President Trump's tweet about the press being the "enemy of the American people." He responded, "If you want to preserve, I’m very serious now, if you want to preserve Democracy as we know it, you have to have a free, and many times adversarial press. And without it, I’m afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That’s how dictators get started."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/18/thats-how-dictators-get-started-john-mccain-rebukes-trump-tweet/|title=‘That’s how dictators get started’: John McCain rebukes Trump tweet|date=February 18, 2017|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017}}</ref>

==Facebook==
The President has a personal facebook page.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/</ref> As of September 2017 it has 22,788,270 likes. Trump has used his facebook page to attack the mainstream media.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/posts/10159754032750725</ref>

Facebook acknowledges that a [[Russia]]n "troll farm" paid about $100,000 for extensive facebook ads during the 2016 campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/09/information-operations-update/|title=An Update On Information Operations On Facebook|date=September 6, 2017|accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/06/media/facebook-russia-ads-2016-election/index.html|title=Facebook says it sold ads to Russian 'troll farm' during 2016 campaign|date=September 7, 2017|accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref>

Facebook CEO [[Mark Zuckerberg]] involved himself in politics in the 2016 presidential race. He publicly called out positions held by [[Donald Trump]] as wrong. Some Facebook employees asked if they should try to stop a Trump presidency.<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/facebook-employees-asked-mark-zuckerberg-if-they-should-1771012990 Facebook Employees Asked Mark Zuckerberg If They Should Try to Stop a Donald Trump Presidency, Gizmodo, April 15, 2016]</ref>

Facebook has declared it will never use its product to influence how people on the platform vote.<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/facebook-says-it-doesnt-try-to-influence-how-people-vot-1771276946?rev=1460755179651 Facebook Says it Doesn't Try to Influence How People Vote, Gizmodo, April 15, 2016]</ref>

Facebook tampered with news feeds in 2010 during a 61-million-person experiment to see how Facebook could impact the real-world voting behavior of millions of people.<ref>[http://fowler.ucsd.edu/massive_turnout.pdf A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization]</ref>

==YouTube==
Critics and comedians have appeared in YouTube clips discussing Donald Trump that regularly draw millions of views. These include [[Samantha Bee]], [[Stephen Colbert]]. [[Rachel Maddow]], [[Seth Meyers]], [[Trevor Noah]], [[Keith Obermann]], [[John Oliver]] and former Republican Congressman [[Joe Scarborough]].

[[The Young Turks]] video newscasts hosted by Cenk Uygur is a YouTube channel, which as of September 2017 had 3,431,881 subscribers. Most of their videos are very critical of President Trump.

Two videos were retweeted by Donald Trump that drew controversy. One showed him wrestling with a man whose face was blocked by a CNN logo.<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881503147168071680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Ftech%2Fnews%2F2017%2F07%2F05%2Fcnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail%2F451824001%2F</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881273362454118400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Ftech%2Fnews%2F2017%2F07%2F05%2Fcnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail%2F451824001%2F</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/tech/news/2017/07/05/cnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail/451824001/?cookies=&from=global|title=CNN-Trump wrestling video leads to Twitter claims of blackmail|date=July 5, 2017|accessdate=Sept 6, 2017|work=Indianapolis Star}}</ref> The Reddit user who had created the video apologized and promised to never do anything like that on social media again.

The second controversy resulted from Trump retweeting a video clip<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADHLsECWxY</ref> taken from the movie "[[Michael Moore]] in Trumpland."<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/791648893725450240 (October 27, 2016)</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/791264451764912128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fteam-trump-tries-to-use-michael-moores-anti-trump-film-as-an-endorsement-195701514.html</ref> The Trump tweet states, "I agree, @MMFlint- To all Americans, I see you & I hear you. I am your voice. Vote to #DrainTheSwamp w/ me on 11/8. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pADHLsECWxY …" The clip cuts off Moore in mid-sentence, which goes on "It will feel good—for a day. You know, maybe a week. Possibly a month.”
Then he adds, “Because you used the ballot as an anger management tool and now you’re f**ked.” So an anti-Trump film was excerpted to look like a pro-Trump endorsement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2016/10/26/michael-moore-trumpland-review-conservatives/|title=Why Michael Moore’s Trumpland Is Going Viral With Conservatives|date=October 26, 2016|work=Fortune|accessdate=September 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/team-trump-tries-to-use-michael-moores-anti-trump-film-as-an-endorsement-195701514.html|title=Team Trump tries to use Michael Moore’s anti-Trump film as an endorsement|date=October 28,2016|accessdate=September 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303064-trump-tweets-agreement-with-michael-moore|title=Trump tweets agreement with Michael Moore|work=The Hill|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017|date=October 27, 2017}}</ref>

==Censorship by social media==
Facebook has announced steps to detect fake accounts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-security/improvements-in-protecting-the-integrity-of-activity-on-facebook/10154323366590766/|title=Improvements in protecting the integrity of activity on Facebook|date=April 13, 2017|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017}}</ref> It is also trying to police "fake news".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/04/working-to-stop-misinformation-and-false-news/|title=Working to Stop Misinformation and False News|date=April 6, 2017|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017}}</ref> However, their method of determining what news is "fake" relies largely on the input of several mainstream media and other liberal "fact checkers."<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40812697 Retrieved September 8, 2017</ref> They are also designing their system to favor MSM posts.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2017/jan/26/facebook-is-trying-to-tackle-fake-news-but-what-should-we-do Retrieved September 8, 2017</ref>

YouTube has added a reporting feature on each video for "spam or misleading videos". If a video is reported, it will be manually reviewed and if necessary taken down.<ref>https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2801973</ref>

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Conservative Media]]
[[Category:Politics]]

2017-09-07T22:01:07Z

JDano: /* YouTube */ sp

[[File:Donald Trump official photo.jpg|thumb|right|Donald Trump]]
This article examines the relationship between President '''Donald Trump and social media.''' The American public relies upon social media as a source of information about current events more during the period leading up to the election of President [[Donald Trump]] and during his presidency than ever before. As a result, [[social media]] plays an unprecedented role in American political life.

Via [[Twitter]], [[Facebook]], Instagram, and [[YouTube]], Trump established a massive direct link to the American public unfiltered by the [[mainstream media]]. His social media audience was about 45 million people at the time of his inauguration in January 2017.<ref>Steeve, Dustin (January 17, 2017). [https://thefederalist.com/2017/01/17/donald-trumps-social-media-use-key-sidelining-press/ Donald Trump’s Social Media Use Is Key To Sidelining The Press]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved June 4, 2017.</ref> Trump has used his social media platform for, among other things, criticizing political correctness and [[gun control]].<ref>Feldscher, Kyle (June 4, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-slams-political-correctness-and-gun-control-activists-after-london-attacks/article/2624894 Trump slams 'political correctness' and gun control activists after London attacks]. ''The Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 4, 2017.</ref>

==Twitter==
Both as a candidate and as President, Donald Trump has used [[Twitter]] more than any other national political figure. President Trump himself noted that he could "get the honest and unfiltered message out" through Twitter, and he wrote on the social media site that "if I would have relied on the Fake News of CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, washpost or nytimes, I would have had ZERO chance winning WH."<ref>Miller, S.A. (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/donald-trump-vows-continue-tweeting-i-can-get-hone/ Trump vows to continue tweeting: ‘I can get the honest and unfiltered message out’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Quinn, Melissa (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-media-hates-my-honest-and-unfiltered-twitter-messages/article/2625046 Trump: Media hates my 'honest and unfiltered' Twitter messages]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref>

===Trump Twitter quotes===

{{Cquote| '''Somebody said I’m the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters.'''}}

* "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (August 6, 2012, 1:23 pm). [http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/232572505238433794 "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>
* "It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not allowed to talk about them."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (November 13, 2012, 12:23pm). [http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/268449146711703553 "It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not allowed to talk about them."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>
* "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bull**** has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (January 1, 2014, 4:39pm). [http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/418542137899491328 "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bull**** has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>

====2015====
* "So many 'politically correct' fools in our country. We have to all get back to work and stop wasting time and energy on nonsense!" (August 8, 2015)
* "Notice that illegal immigrants will be given ObamaCare and free college tuition but nothing has been mentioned about our VETERANS #DemDebate" (October 13, 2015)
* "They laughed at me when I said to bomb the ISIS controlled oil fields. Now they are not laughing and doing what I said." (November 13, 2015)
* "President Obama said 'ISIL continues to shrink' in an interview just hours before the horrible attack in Paris. He is just so bad! CHANGE." (November 14, 2015)
* "Refugees from Syria are now pouring into our great country. Who knows who they are - some could be ISIS. Is our president insane?" (November 17, 2015)
* "Eight Syrians were just caught on the southern border trying to get into the U.S. ISIS maybe? I told you so. WE NEED A BIG & BEAUTIFUL WALL!" (November 19, 2015)

====2016====
* "Hillary said that guns don't keep you safe. If she really believes that she should demand that her heavily armed bodyguards quickly disarm!" (January 3, 2016)
* "I wonder if President Obama would have attended the funeral of Justice Scalia if it were held in a Mosque? Very sad that he did not go!" (February 20, 2016)
* "The organized group of people, many of them thugs, who shut down our First Amendment rights in Chicago, have totally energized America!" (March 12, 2016)
* "Why is it that the horrendous protesters, who scream, curse punch, shut down roads/doors during my RALLIES, are never blamed by media? SAD!" (March 20, 2016)
* "Do you all remember how beautiful and safe a place Brussels was. Not anymore, it is from a different world! U.S. must be vigilant and smart!" (March 22, 2016)
* "For the 1st time in American history, America’s 16,500 border patrol agents have issue[d] a presidential primary endorsement—me! Thank you." (April 1, 2016)
====2017====
*"The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!"<ref>Greenwood, Mark (February 17, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320168-trump-the-media-is-the-enemy-of-the-american-people Trump tweets: The media is the 'enemy of the American people']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 27, 2017.</ref>
* "Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!" (March 31, 2017)
* "That's right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not some politically correct term that won't help us protect our people!" (June 5, 2017, while the Dept. of Justice was arguing in court that his Executive Order was not a "travel ban")
* "Fake News is at an all time high. Where is their apology to me for all of the incorrect stories???" (June 13, 2017)
===Reactions===
During the campaign, Trump found a way to get his message out to the public without needing to go through the lens of the mainstream media, and some commentators suggested ways in how to force Trump to have to deal with the corrupt media.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/372026-donald-trump-twitter-cnn/ MSM shouldn’t cover Trump's tweets, forcing him to rely on media to communicate – CNN anchor]. ''RT''. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.</ref> By a half year into his term as President, many elected officials and business leaders opposed his continue tweeting, but President Trump's use of Twitter was supported by his base.<ref>Miller, S.A. (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/donald-trumps-twitter-feed-welcome-change-to-suppo/ Trump supporters urge him to keep tweeting and taking on the establishment]. ''Washington Times''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref>

White House staffers have found his tweets to be inconsistent with their talking points and distracting from efforts to advance the President's agenda.

On June 11, 2017, Senator [[Lindsey Graham]], who takes several [[RINO]] positions, was interviewed on CBS Face the Nation and said that President Trump's tweets "feeds that lynch mob [mentality in the press]. You're your own worst enemy here, Mr. President. Knock it off."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/graham-trump-own-worst-enemy/|title="You're your own worst enemy here, Mr. President," Graham tells Trump|date=June 11, 2017|accessdate=June 15, 2017|work=CBS News}}</ref>

==Facebook==
The President has a personal facebook page.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/</ref> As of September 2017 it has 22,788,270 likes. Trump has used his facebook page to attack the mainstream media.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/posts/10159754032750725</ref>

Facebook acknowledges that a [[Russia]]n "troll farm" paid about $100,000 for extensive facebook ads during the 2016 campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/09/information-operations-update/|title=An Update On Information Operations On Facebook|date=September 6, 2017|accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/06/media/facebook-russia-ads-2016-election/index.html|title=Facebook says it sold ads to Russian 'troll farm' during 2016 campaign|date=September 7, 2017|accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref>

Facebook CEO [[Mark Zuckerberg]] involved himself in politics in the 2016 presidential race. He publicly called out positions held by [[Donald Trump]] as wrong. Some Facebook employees asked if they should try to stop a Trump presidency.<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/facebook-employees-asked-mark-zuckerberg-if-they-should-1771012990 Facebook Employees Asked Mark Zuckerberg If They Should Try to Stop a Donald Trump Presidency, Gizmodo, April 15, 2016]</ref>

Facebook has declared it will never use its product to influence how people on the platform vote.<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/facebook-says-it-doesnt-try-to-influence-how-people-vot-1771276946?rev=1460755179651 Facebook Says it Doesn't Try to Influence How People Vote, Gizmodo, April 15, 2016]</ref>

Facebook tampered with news feeds in 2010 during a 61-million-person experiment to see how Facebook could impact the real-world voting behavior of millions of people.<ref>[http://fowler.ucsd.edu/massive_turnout.pdf A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization]</ref>

==YouTube==
Critics and comedians have appeared in YouTube clips discussing Donald Trump that regularly draw millions of views. These include [[Samantha Bee]], [[Stephen Colbert]]. [[Rachel Maddow]], [[Seth Meyers]], [[Trevor Noah]], [[Keith Obermann]], [[John Oliver]] and former Republican Congressman [[Joe Scarborough]].

Two videos were retweeted by Donald Trump that drew controversy. One showed him wrestling with a man whose face was blocked by a CNN logo.<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881503147168071680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Ftech%2Fnews%2F2017%2F07%2F05%2Fcnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail%2F451824001%2F</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881273362454118400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Ftech%2Fnews%2F2017%2F07%2F05%2Fcnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail%2F451824001%2F</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/tech/news/2017/07/05/cnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail/451824001/?cookies=&from=global|title=CNN-Trump wrestling video leads to Twitter claims of blackmail|date=July 5, 2017|accessdate=Sept 6, 2017|work=Indianapolis Star}}</ref> The Reddit user who had created the video apologized and promised to never do anything like that on social media again.

The second controversy resulted from Trump retweeting a video clip<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADHLsECWxY</ref> taken from the movie "[[Michael Moore]] in Trumpland."<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/791648893725450240 (October 27, 2016)</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/791264451764912128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fteam-trump-tries-to-use-michael-moores-anti-trump-film-as-an-endorsement-195701514.html</ref> The Trump tweet states, "I agree, @MMFlint- To all Americans, I see you & I hear you. I am your voice. Vote to #DrainTheSwamp w/ me on 11/8. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pADHLsECWxY …" The clip cuts off Moore in mid-sentence, which goes on "It will feel good—for a day. You know, maybe a week. Possibly a month.”
Then he adds, “Because you used the ballot as an anger management tool and now you’re f**ked.” So an anti-Trump film was excerpted to look like a pro-Trump endorsement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2016/10/26/michael-moore-trumpland-review-conservatives/|title=Why Michael Moore’s Trumpland Is Going Viral With Conservatives|date=October 26, 2016|work=Fortune|accessdate=September 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/team-trump-tries-to-use-michael-moores-anti-trump-film-as-an-endorsement-195701514.html|title=Team Trump tries to use Michael Moore’s anti-Trump film as an endorsement|date=October 28,2016|accessdate=September 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303064-trump-tweets-agreement-with-michael-moore|title=Trump tweets agreement with Michael Moore|work=The Hill|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017|date=October 27, 2017}}</ref>

==Censorship by social media==
Facebook has announced steps to detect fake accounts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-security/improvements-in-protecting-the-integrity-of-activity-on-facebook/10154323366590766/|title=Improvements in protecting the integrity of activity on Facebook|date=April 13, 2017|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017}}</ref> It is also trying to police fake news.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/04/working-to-stop-misinformation-and-false-news/|title=Working to Stop Misinformation and False News|date=April 6, 2017|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Conservative Media]]
[[Category:Politics]]

Donald Trump and social media

2017-09-07T21:59:45Z

JDano: /* YouTube */ better word

[[File:Donald Trump official photo.jpg|thumb|right|Donald Trump]]
This article examines the relationship between President '''Donald Trump and social media.''' The American public relies upon social media as a source of information about current events more during the period leading up to the election of President [[Donald Trump]] and during his presidency than ever before. As a result, [[social media]] plays an unprecedented role in American political life.

Via [[Twitter]], [[Facebook]], Instagram, and [[YouTube]], Trump established a massive direct link to the American public unfiltered by the [[mainstream media]]. His social media audience was about 45 million people at the time of his inauguration in January 2017.<ref>Steeve, Dustin (January 17, 2017). [https://thefederalist.com/2017/01/17/donald-trumps-social-media-use-key-sidelining-press/ Donald Trump’s Social Media Use Is Key To Sidelining The Press]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved June 4, 2017.</ref> Trump has used his social media platform for, among other things, criticizing political correctness and [[gun control]].<ref>Feldscher, Kyle (June 4, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-slams-political-correctness-and-gun-control-activists-after-london-attacks/article/2624894 Trump slams 'political correctness' and gun control activists after London attacks]. ''The Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 4, 2017.</ref>

==Twitter==
Both as a candidate and as President, Donald Trump has used [[Twitter]] more than any other national political figure. President Trump himself noted that he could "get the honest and unfiltered message out" through Twitter, and he wrote on the social media site that "if I would have relied on the Fake News of CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, washpost or nytimes, I would have had ZERO chance winning WH."<ref>Miller, S.A. (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/donald-trump-vows-continue-tweeting-i-can-get-hone/ Trump vows to continue tweeting: ‘I can get the honest and unfiltered message out’]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Quinn, Melissa (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-media-hates-my-honest-and-unfiltered-twitter-messages/article/2625046 Trump: Media hates my 'honest and unfiltered' Twitter messages]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref>

===Trump Twitter quotes===

{{Cquote| '''Somebody said I’m the Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters.'''}}

* "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (August 6, 2012, 1:23 pm). [http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/232572505238433794 "An 'extremely credible source' has called my office and told me that @BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>
* "It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not allowed to talk about them."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (November 13, 2012, 12:23pm). [http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/268449146711703553 "It’s amazing how people can talk about me but I’m not allowed to talk about them."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>
* "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bull**** has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice."<ref>Trump, Donald J. (January 1, 2014, 4:39pm). [http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/418542137899491328 "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bull**** has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temps,and our GW scientists are stuck in ice."] Tweet by @realDonaldTrump.</ref>

====2015====
* "So many 'politically correct' fools in our country. We have to all get back to work and stop wasting time and energy on nonsense!" (August 8, 2015)
* "Notice that illegal immigrants will be given ObamaCare and free college tuition but nothing has been mentioned about our VETERANS #DemDebate" (October 13, 2015)
* "They laughed at me when I said to bomb the ISIS controlled oil fields. Now they are not laughing and doing what I said." (November 13, 2015)
* "President Obama said 'ISIL continues to shrink' in an interview just hours before the horrible attack in Paris. He is just so bad! CHANGE." (November 14, 2015)
* "Refugees from Syria are now pouring into our great country. Who knows who they are - some could be ISIS. Is our president insane?" (November 17, 2015)
* "Eight Syrians were just caught on the southern border trying to get into the U.S. ISIS maybe? I told you so. WE NEED A BIG & BEAUTIFUL WALL!" (November 19, 2015)

====2016====
* "Hillary said that guns don't keep you safe. If she really believes that she should demand that her heavily armed bodyguards quickly disarm!" (January 3, 2016)
* "I wonder if President Obama would have attended the funeral of Justice Scalia if it were held in a Mosque? Very sad that he did not go!" (February 20, 2016)
* "The organized group of people, many of them thugs, who shut down our First Amendment rights in Chicago, have totally energized America!" (March 12, 2016)
* "Why is it that the horrendous protesters, who scream, curse punch, shut down roads/doors during my RALLIES, are never blamed by media? SAD!" (March 20, 2016)
* "Do you all remember how beautiful and safe a place Brussels was. Not anymore, it is from a different world! U.S. must be vigilant and smart!" (March 22, 2016)
* "For the 1st time in American history, America’s 16,500 border patrol agents have issue[d] a presidential primary endorsement—me! Thank you." (April 1, 2016)
====2017====
*"The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!"<ref>Greenwood, Mark (February 17, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/320168-trump-the-media-is-the-enemy-of-the-american-people Trump tweets: The media is the 'enemy of the American people']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 27, 2017.</ref>
* "Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!" (March 31, 2017)
* "That's right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not some politically correct term that won't help us protect our people!" (June 5, 2017, while the Dept. of Justice was arguing in court that his Executive Order was not a "travel ban")
* "Fake News is at an all time high. Where is their apology to me for all of the incorrect stories???" (June 13, 2017)
===Reactions===
During the campaign, Trump found a way to get his message out to the public without needing to go through the lens of the mainstream media, and some commentators suggested ways in how to force Trump to have to deal with the corrupt media.<ref>[https://www.rt.com/usa/372026-donald-trump-twitter-cnn/ MSM shouldn’t cover Trump's tweets, forcing him to rely on media to communicate – CNN anchor]. ''RT''. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.</ref> By a half year into his term as President, many elected officials and business leaders opposed his continue tweeting, but President Trump's use of Twitter was supported by his base.<ref>Miller, S.A. (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/donald-trumps-twitter-feed-welcome-change-to-suppo/ Trump supporters urge him to keep tweeting and taking on the establishment]. ''Washington Times''. Retrieved June 6, 2017.</ref>

White House staffers have found his tweets to be inconsistent with their talking points and distracting from efforts to advance the President's agenda.

On June 11, 2017, Senator [[Lindsey Graham]], who takes several [[RINO]] positions, was interviewed on CBS Face the Nation and said that President Trump's tweets "feeds that lynch mob [mentality in the press]. You're your own worst enemy here, Mr. President. Knock it off."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/graham-trump-own-worst-enemy/|title="You're your own worst enemy here, Mr. President," Graham tells Trump|date=June 11, 2017|accessdate=June 15, 2017|work=CBS News}}</ref>

==Facebook==
The President has a personal facebook page.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/</ref> As of September 2017 it has 22,788,270 likes. Trump has used his facebook page to attack the mainstream media.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/posts/10159754032750725</ref>

Facebook acknowledges that a [[Russia]]n "troll farm" paid about $100,000 for extensive facebook ads during the 2016 campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/09/information-operations-update/|title=An Update On Information Operations On Facebook|date=September 6, 2017|accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/06/media/facebook-russia-ads-2016-election/index.html|title=Facebook says it sold ads to Russian 'troll farm' during 2016 campaign|date=September 7, 2017|accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref>

Facebook CEO [[Mark Zuckerberg]] involved himself in politics in the 2016 presidential race. He publicly called out positions held by [[Donald Trump]] as wrong. Some Facebook employees asked if they should try to stop a Trump presidency.<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/facebook-employees-asked-mark-zuckerberg-if-they-should-1771012990 Facebook Employees Asked Mark Zuckerberg If They Should Try to Stop a Donald Trump Presidency, Gizmodo, April 15, 2016]</ref>

Facebook has declared it will never use its product to influence how people on the platform vote.<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/facebook-says-it-doesnt-try-to-influence-how-people-vot-1771276946?rev=1460755179651 Facebook Says it Doesn't Try to Influence How People Vote, Gizmodo, April 15, 2016]</ref>

Facebook tampered with news feeds in 2010 during a 61-million-person experiment to see how Facebook could impact the real-world voting behavior of millions of people.<ref>[http://fowler.ucsd.edu/massive_turnout.pdf A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization]</ref>

==YouTube==
Critics and comedians have appeared in YouTube clips discussing Donald Trump that regularly draw millions of views. These include [[Samantha Bee]], [[Stephen Colbert]]. [[Rachel Maddow]], [[Seth Meyers]], [[Trevor Noah]], [[Keith Obermann]], [[John Oliver]] and former Republican Congressman [[Joe Scarborough]].

Two videos were retweeted by Donald Trump that drew controversy. One showed him wrestling with a man whose face was blocked by a CNN logo.<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881503147168071680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Ftech%2Fnews%2F2017%2F07%2F05%2Fcnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail%2F451824001%2F</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881273362454118400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Ftech%2Fnews%2F2017%2F07%2F05%2Fcnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail%2F451824001%2F</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/tech/news/2017/07/05/cnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail/451824001/?cookies=&from=global|title=CNN-Trump wrestling video leads to Twitter claims of blackmail|date=July 5, 2017|accessdate=Sept 6, 2017|work=Indianapolis Star}}</ref> The Reddit user who had created the video apologized and promised to never do anything like that on social media again.

The second controversy resulted from Trump retweeting a video clip<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pADHLsECWxY</ref> taken from the movie "[[Michael Moore]] in Trumpland."<ref>https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/791648893725450240 (October 27, 2016)</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/791264451764912128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fteam-trump-tries-to-use-michael-moores-anti-trump-film-as-an-endorsement-195701514.html</ref> The Trump tweet states, "I agree, @MMFlint- To all Americans, I see you & I hear you. I am your voice. Vote to #DrainTheSwamp w/ me on 11/8. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pADHLsECWxY …" The clip cuts off Moore in mid-sentence, which goes on "It will feel good—for a day. You know, maybe a week. Possibly a month.”
Then he adds, “Because you used the ballot as an anger management tool and now you’re f**ked.” So an anti-Trump film was excepted to look like a pro-Trump endorsement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2016/10/26/michael-moore-trumpland-review-conservatives/|title=Why Michael Moore’s Trumpland Is Going Viral With Conservatives|date=October 26, 2016|work=Fortune|accessdate=September 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/team-trump-tries-to-use-michael-moores-anti-trump-film-as-an-endorsement-195701514.html|title=Team Trump tries to use Michael Moore’s anti-Trump film as an endorsement|date=October 28,2016|accessdate=September 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/303064-trump-tweets-agreement-with-michael-moore|title=Trump tweets agreement with Michael Moore|work=The Hill|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017|date=October 27, 2017}}</ref>

==Censorship by social media==
Facebook has announced steps to detect fake accounts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-security/improvements-in-protecting-the-integrity-of-activity-on-facebook/10154323366590766/|title=Improvements in protecting the integrity of activity on Facebook|date=April 13, 2017|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017}}</ref> It is also trying to police fake news.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/04/working-to-stop-misinformation-and-false-news/|title=Working to Stop Misinformation and False News|date=April 6, 2017|accessdate=Sept. 7, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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