American Federation of Academics President Randi Weingarten has urged educators to erase and conceal their social media histories.
Weingarten tweeted an commercial for an organization referred to as LifeBrand that may discover previous social media posts that “might not mirror who you’re at the moment.”
“Our union is right here for you that will help you future-proof your social media. @AFTunion has partnered w/LifeBrand for a 25% low cost off the price of this highly effective device that scans your social media to catch forgotten posts that will not mirror who you’re at the moment,” Weingarten tweeted.
Our union is right here for you that will help you future-proof your social media. @AFTunion has partnered w/LifeBrand for a 25% low cost off the price of this highly effective device that scans your social media to catch forgotten posts that will not mirror who you’re at the moment https://t.co/2rvadER4he
— Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩🎓 (@rweingarten) May 9, 2023
The hyperlink in Weingarten’s tweet states, “LifeBrand scans your social media (presently covers Fb, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok) to rapidly discover doubtlessly dangerous posts after which guides you to edit or delete these posts—without end! The system scans textual content, emojis, pictures, video and sound in each English and Spanish.”
I ponder why Randi Weingarten is so concerned with partnering with a company that helps you do away with your previous posts pic.twitter.com/6PmZvW5uhF
— Corey A. DeAngelis, college selection evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) May 9, 2023
LifeBrand’s web site additionally has an endorsement from California Federation of Academics President Jeff Freitas.
“Having been on social media for over a decade posting over a thousand instances, I felt relieved to have my historic posts checked for what may very well be a misunderstanding or typo like in texting,” the web site quotes Freitas saying.