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Social Media Imperialism? Facebook Bans Palestinian Content at Behest of Israel, US
TeleSur | – – Facebook has been working with Israeli Government officials to suppress Palestinian voices in the social media sphere according to a report published on Saturday in The Intercept. The partnership between the social media giant and officials in Tel Aviv has resulted in the censorship, removal or blocking of content deemed critical […]
FCC begins restoring Corporate Privilege to the Internet
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – This web site amounted to anything because of net neutrality, which I prefer to call internet liberty. That liberty is now going or gone. The internet was originally based on the principle that everyone’s web site is as easily reached by users as everyone else’s. All […]
Can a Free Internet Survive FCC End to Net Neutrality?
TeleSur | – – The Trump administration plans to deregulate internet access, effectively handing over the ‘free internet’ to private corporations. Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, FCC, Ajit Pai, an appointee of U.S. President Donald Trump, will be presenting a plan next week to draw a December vote to reverse a 2015 net neutrality […]
Fake News: Fascist Media try to blame Las Vegas Shooting on Left
TeleSUR | – – The Las Vegas strip that comes under the jurisdiction of Clark County has declared a state of emergency in the area. Several right-wing media outlets have spread rumors about the nature of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, claiming the person responsible was a “left goon.” At least 59 people died […]
The Anti-Bouazizi: Did Russia try to ‘flash mob’ a Trump Victory?
Internet manipulation extended into real life rallies
Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’
How the mindless algorithms of social media enabled the far right
As Trump probes move against Iran, IAEA certifies its Compliance with Nuclear Deal
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The warmongers in the Trump administration (you didn’t fall for that isolationism scam did you?) have been exploring ways to blow up the Iran nuclear deal, which Trump has repeatedly castigated as “a very bad deal.” One ploy they’ve fixed on is to demand inspections of […]
Despite Disavowals, Leading Tech Companies Help Extremist Sites Monetize Hate
By Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, Madeleine Varner and Lauren Kirchner | ( ProPublica ) | – – Because of its “extreme hostility toward Muslims,” the website Jihadwatch.org is considered an active hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League. The views of the site’s director, Robert Spencer, on Islam led the […]
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