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How We Could Wind Up Banned From Discussing An October Surprise On Social Media This Election
How We Could Wind Up Banned From Discussing An October Surprise On Social Media This Election In what it calls an effort to make itself “a more reliable source for election-related news and information,” YouTube has announced that it will be removing “content that contains hacked information, the disclosure of which may interfere with democratic processes, such […]
Popular Viral Video Firm Sues Facebook over Russian Propaganda Label
MODERN MCCARTHYISM? Popular Viral Video Firm Sues Facebook over Russian Propaganda Label The company behind In The Now, Soapbox and Waste-Ed is taking on media giant Facebook, who it claims is falsely labeling it as Russian state-controlled propaganda. An online media company is suing social media giant Facebook for falsely smearing it as a Russian […]
Social Media Imposing Modern-Day Hays Code on Political Speech
Social Media Imposing Modern-Day Hays Code on Political Speech Social media companies continued to assert their power over the political sphere this week, with Twitter temporarily suspending the Trump campaign’s ability to post until it removed a clip of a Fox News interview with the president regarding COVID-19. When the Democratic National Committee reposted the video to […]
Inauthentic Behavior: SouthFront is the Latest Victim of the Facebook Banhammer
Inauthentic Behavior: SouthFront is the Latest Victim of the Facebook Banhammer The censorship of alternative media is becoming more widespread. The latest victim to fall to Facebook and YouTube’s overzealous banhammer is well-known conflict watchdog website, SouthFront. Where can you find daily news, videos, analysis and maps about the conflict in Syria? Detailed reports about the […]
Facebook Singles Out State Media of US Adversaries for a Warning
Facebook Singles Out State Media of US Adversaries for a Warning Ignoring state-owned media in nations allied with the U.S., Facebook is attaching a warning label to state media from countries the U.S. doesn’t like. Facebook has begun adding labels to news articles it publishes from “state media” to warn readers about where their news […]
Federal Privacy Office Acted Like RBC’s PR Arm, Says Integrity Advocate
Federal Privacy Office Acted Like RBC’s PR Arm, Says Integrity Advocate FOI reveals watchdog pushed media to change headline on story about investigation into bank. Canada’s privacy watchdog moved to have news reports about its investigation of RBC and Facebook changed after the bank complained they were “problematic,” documents released under freedom of information legislation […]
The Death Of Free Speech: Zuckerberg Asks Governments For Instructions On “What Discourse Should Be Allowed”
The Death Of Free Speech: Zuckerberg Asks Governments For Instructions On “What Discourse Should Be Allowed” I have written for years on the effort of European countries to expand their crackdown on free speech globally through restrictions on social media and Internet speech. It appears that Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has relented in what may prove […]
Chicago Police Are Using a Facial Recognition Program That Scans Billions of Facebook Photos
Chicago Police Are Using a Facial Recognition Program That Scans Billions of Facebook Photos The end of privacy as we know it? (TMU) — Manhattan-based Clearview AI is collecting data from unsuspecting social media users and the Chicago Police Department (CPD) is using the controversial facial recognition tool to pinpoint the identity of unknown suspects, reads […]
Big Tech & Big Brother Are Going to Join Forces to “Secure Elections”
BIG TECH & BIG BROTHER ARE GOING TO JOIN FORCES TO “SECURE ELECTIONS” Security teams for Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Microsoft met with the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence’s office to coordinate a strategy to “secure” the 2020 elections. And by “secure” they mean to manipulate the results […]
EU Antitrust Chief: “Google And Facebook Are Sucking Up Data From Every Corner”
EU Antitrust Chief: “Google And Facebook Are Sucking Up Data From Every Corner” This is the full transcript of speech delivered by Margrethe Vestager, the European Union Antitrust Chief, held at the Business Forum of the German Ambassadors’ Conference, Berlin, 27 August 2019: Ladies and gentlemen, It’s a great pleasure, and an honour, to be here with you […]
CrossFit Warns Those Who Engage In ‘Activities Contrary to Prevailing Opinion’ to Avoid Facebook
CrossFit Warns Those Who Engage In ‘Activities Contrary to Prevailing Opinion’ to Avoid Facebook Source: (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) As conservatives warn of the dangers of Silicon Valley’s left-wing monopoly on political speech, one fitness and self-improvement company has jumped into the fray to discuss free speech on social media. Crossfit, the high-intensity gym program, released a […]
She Wrote The Patriot Act. Her Next Job Is With Facebook
She Wrote The Patriot Act. Her Next Job Is With Facebook Facebook announced Monday that Jennifer Newstead, a Trump appointee who served in the Department of Justice (DoJ) under President Bush, will join the social media company as General Counsel, supervising its global legal functions. Newstead replaces Colin Stretch, who announced in 3Q18 that he will exit. […]
Beware the ‘Weaponized’ Web, Says Guy Who Helped Elect Trump
Beware the ‘Weaponized’ Web, Says Guy Who Helped Elect Trump Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie on Facebook, democracy and hope. Christopher Wylie, of highlighter hair and Cambridge Analytica fame, was in Vancouver this week to talk about “Confronting the Disinformation Age.” In 2018, Wylie blew the whistle on Facebook and consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica, cofounded […]
