On October 9, the social media platform, Facebook, deleted the page of the popular Palestinian news website, the Palestinian Information Center (PIC). This act, which
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Information Warfare: Twitter Targets Hong Kong
When Twitter Safety announced that it was taking actions against “information operations” directed at Hong Kong – informed observers could have immediately assumed that Twitter
Here’s How We Are Silenced By Big Tech
This is how they silence us: your content has been secretly flagged as being “unsafe,” i.e. “guilty of anti-Soviet thoughts;” poof, you’re gone. Big Tech
Social Media Giants Have Blood on Their Hands
Last night I went to bed in tears and desperately sad for Jesy Nelson from Little Mix and for millions of teenagers and young kids
Pentagon Wants to Police Social Media Fake News and Deep Fakes
The U.S. wants to use the military’s Pentagon arm to police fake news online; what can possibly go wrong? According to reports, the Pentagon’s DARPA
The Disinformationists
So, the election-meddling Putin-Nazi disinformationists are at it again! Oh yes, while Americans have been distracted by Russiagate, Obstructiongate, Redactiongate, or whatever it’s being called
Social Media Is Making Americans Unhappy, But Can They Ditch It?
The digital age has coincided with decreasing happiness and well-being. Study after study shows this to be true, but the latest sign that we might
Social Media Might Ban the Pakistani Map at India’s Behest
An alarming piece of legislation is about to enter into force in India next month mandating that social media platforms such as Facebook remove “unlawful
