Michael Cholod @michaelcholod@mastodon.thedecentralists.com

Big Tech is in a tough spot. No matter who is chosen as America's Chief Executive, it's bad news for #Facebook, #Apple, #Amazon and #Google. Whatever the results, they're being served by antitrust lawsuits. On this episode of the Decentralists, we discuss what's next. https://www.buzzsprout.com/995260/6018049-hot-topix-big-tech-braces-for-both-biden-and-trump

There’s a reason it’s said every #entrepreneur fails three times before they succeed—or 36 in the case of the ever-resilient Arianna Huffington. Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because their idea isn’t good, they fail because their timing is off. For anyone considering their first venture, or their third, I’ve shared three tips I learned the hard way in today’s Bay Street Bull. https://www.baystbull.com/opinion-three-ways-to-get-your-timing-right-if-youre-an-entrepreneur/

Surveillance capitalism is coming for you and all your loved ones. Once you give it an inch, it will take a mile. https://onezero.medium.com/clear-conquered-u-s-airports-now-it-wants-to-own-your-entire-digital-identity-15d61076e44d

The US Presidential election is getting closer and closer. That's why it's important now, more than ever, to pay attention to #SocialMedia's impact on politics. #Facebook, #Twitter, #TikTok -- all are powerful and dangerous tools. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/social-media-most-powerful-dangerous-political-tool-michael-cholod

I wonder how many of Facebook's moderators actually can speak Spanish🤔 You can't moderate it if you can't read https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/12/1010061/hispanic-voter-political-targeting-facebook-whatsapp/

Some might see this as "success" but I regard it as a big fat failure. As the rest of the world burns, billionaires are getting richer. The destruction of the middle class is not a win. Business is not a zero sum game. We can do better! https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54446285

As long as they are host, publisher and moderator, Social Media companies should be held responsible for the content on their platforms. When this happens they are all dead. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54376327

The #decentralization of social networks isn't about alternatives. It's not even about breaking up monopolies. It's about #freedom for you and me. How important is freedom to you? #SocialMedia https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reclaim-your-power-decentralize-social-networks-michael-cholod/?trackingId=C9SkEK31RQq8uBwWczZ6bg%3D%3D

Breaking up Facebook won't fix social media -- it will just build baby Facebooks. This is why my team and I are working on a more effective fix. https://hbr.org/2020/09/breaking-up-facebook-wont-fix-social-media

On this episode of The Decentralists, Trump has opened Pandora's Box! The attempted #TikTok ban has had immediate ramifications. As a result, will #Facebook leave the #EU? https://www.buzzsprout.com/995260/5697478-hot-topix-trump-opens-pandora-s-box

No person or platform described as an accelerant for misinformation should be allowed to exist in these troubled times. If social media remains unchecked we are all screwed. https://gizmodo.com/right-wing-content-flourishes-on-facebook-because-fearm-1845192571

LinkedIn just rolled out a new redesign -- making it more similar to TikTok and Instagram. Is this a good thing? How do you all intend to you it? https://www.businessinsider.com/advice-for-what-you-should-post-on-your-linkedin-story-2020-9

Hello Chris! The Fediverse is cool