Goodbye to the Internet: Interference by Governments Is Already Here

Goodbye to the Internet: Interference by Governments Is Already Here

There is a saying attributed to the French banker Nathan Rothschild that “Give me control of a nation’s money and I care not who makes its laws.” Conservative opinion in the United States has long suspected that Rothschild was right and there have been frequent calls to audit the Federal Reserve Bank based on the…

Zimbabwe’s Anti-Riot Internet Shutdown Tactic Might Become Commonplace

Zimbabwe’s Anti-Riot Internet Shutdown Tactic Might Become Commonplace

Zimbabwe’s high court ruled earlier this week that the government’s anti-riot internet shutdown was illegal because only the President – and not the Minister of State for Security – has the authority to order it, but in any case the authorities’ move highlights a common tactic that’s been employed in recent years in order to…

Like Foxes Guarding the Henhouse: How Public Opinion is Manipulated on Wikipedia

Like Foxes Guarding the Henhouse: How Public Opinion is Manipulated on Wikipedia

Independent German investigators Markus Fiedler and Dirk Pohlmann have told Sputnik Deutschland about some of the mysterious Wikipedia editors they say are responsible for ‘safeguarding’ mainstream viewpoints on the world’s largest and most influential free online encyclopedia. With Germans’ trust in the mass media on the decline, more and more people are turning to the internet for their news…

Modern Newspeak: How Internet Censors are Making Sure You Hear Only One Side of the Story

Modern Newspeak: How Internet Censors are Making Sure You Hear Only One Side of the Story

It’s not breaking news that the internet censors have been hard at work to silence voices that are in opposition to the mainstream media agenda. But after the influence that social media had on the last election, things are going to a whole new level. The internet, that last bastion of truly free speech, isn’t…

How Israel and Its Partisans Work to Censor the Internet

How Israel and Its Partisans Work to Censor the Internet

Numerous well funded, organized projects by and for Israel work to flood social media with pro-Israel propaganda, while blocking facts Israel dislikes. The projects utilize Israeli soldiers, students, American teens and others, and range from infiltrating Wikipedia to influencing YouTube. Some operate out of Jewish Community Centers in the U.S. Recently, YouTube suddenly shut down…

Staying Safe Online: Five Cyber Safety Tips Every Parent Should Teach Their Kids

Staying Safe Online: Five Cyber Safety Tips Every Parent Should Teach Their Kids

Years ago, when my kids were in elementary school, I let one of them play a kid’s game on my computer. Hours later, when I got back on the computer, I had a virus. This was our first of many discussions about cyber safety. It’s safe to say that the internet is increasingly becoming more…