Patrick Lawrence: Disinformation, Absolutely
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost 1. Everything you will read in this commentary is disinformation. 2. To say that this commentary contains disinformation is disinformation. 3. To say…
How Google’s Ad Business Funds Disinformation Around the World
The largest-ever analysis of Google’s ad practices on non-English-language websites reveals how the tech giant makes disinformation profitable.
Why is Elon Musk Taking Twitter Private?
The world’s richest man says he intends to complete the $44 billion deal by the Oct. 28 deadline, but that may be the easy part.
Big Tech: Not Only Market but Also Knowledge and Information Gatekeepers
How do we regulate an information utility?
In a Major Reversal of Fortunes Google Gets Slapped Down Hard By Europe’s Top Regulatory Court
Original to ScheerPost Google lost its appeal against the $4.125 billion antitrust fine filed by the European Union’s General Court after the court’s regulators uncovered huge infringements in how Google…
Factchecking the Factchecker on Chomsky, Russia and Media Access
Millions of people in the Soviet Union, including virtually all intellectuals, had access to and tuned into Western media in the 1970s.
Defund the Police Algorithms
Law enforcement is increasingly turning to software to surveil and anticipate crime. But a grassroots movement is emerging to resist algorithmic policing.
How One Spook-Run London College Department is Training the World’s Social Media Managers
By Alan MacLeod / MintPress News Staffed by NATO military officers and former government ministers and notorious for training the West’s top spies, the Department of War Studies at King’s…
Don’t Wait: Get Into the Encryption Habit Now
By Thomas Knapp / CounterPunch In early August, a Nebraska prosecutor charged a mother and daughter with violating the state’s ban on abortion after 20 weeks. That ban was passed…
Facial Recognition Technology Down Under
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch The language is far from reassuring. Despite being caught red handed using facial recognition technology unbeknownst to customers, a number of Australia’s large retail companies…
Court Rejects Google’s Attempt to Dismiss Rumble’s Antitrust Lawsuit, Ensuring Vast Discovery
An unusual and significant court ruling entitles YouTube's main competitor, Rumble, to obtain long-hidden internal documents on Google's search engine manipulations.
CIA Vault 7 Leaker Found Guilty. What Did He Actually Reveal?
CIA veteran John Kiriakou breaks down some of the most important elements of Vault 7—the biggest leak in CIA history—allegedly divulged to WikiLeaks by another former CIA officer.
Surveillance Is Pervasive: Yes, You Are Being Watched, Even if No One is Looking For You
By Peter Krapp, University of California, Irvine / The Conversation The U.S. has the largest number of surveillance cameras per person in the world. Cameras are omnipresent on city streets…
Did Lawmakers Finally Figure Out That Critical News Literacy is Antidote to Disinformation?
By Nolan Higdon / Project Censored In July 2022, David Keppler, writing for the Associated Press, warned that as “trust wanes, conspiracy theories rise,” and people in the U.S. are…
The ‘Dirty Quid Pro Quo’ Between Democrats and Big Tech
The relationship between tech giants and the Democratic party calls into question the motivation behind blocking legislation aimed at regulating social media.