TIKTOK: Chinese “Trojan Horse” Is Run By State Department Officials
For quite some time, TikTok has been recruiting former State Department officials to run its operations.
US Media Denounce Twitter’s ‘State Media’ Label—When It Affects NPR
Though it’s right to impugn the whims of Elon Musk, the outrage against Twitter’s labeling policy is highly selective.
The US War Drum Against China Sounds Like: Tik. Tok.
The ongoing effort to investigate and ban TikTok is not about our privacy, but about fueling more aggression against China.
Government Hasn’t Justified a TikTok Ban
By Adam Schwartz and David Greene / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Freedom of speech and association include the right to choose one’s communication technologies. Politicians shouldn’t be able to tell…
Walking Back the Russian Troll Scare
None of the news outlets that helped spread suspicion about Russian Twitter trolls helping Trump win the 2016 U.S. election is owning up to their hype or catching any flak.
Suing Meta in Kenya
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Africa has been a continent exploited since the European scramble carved it out in lines of a draughtsman’s crude design. Its resources have been pilfered;…
Lessons Learned in the Internet’s Darkest Corners
Lesson one: Conspiracy theories are the ever-more-virulent symptoms of a country in which it’s not enough to disagree with your opponents.
The Military Industrial Complex Wants You To Be More Media (Il)literate
A new report suggests media companies and the military are trying to indoctrinate students by way of "media literacy education."
John Pilger: Silencing the Lambs. How Propaganda Works
Having soaked for 82 years in a deep bath of righteousness that is the official version of the last world war, isn’t it time those who are meant to keep…
We’re Being Trained to Worry About ‘Russian Propaganda’ While Drowning in US Propaganda
The only difference between Russian state media and US state media is that Russian state media is honest about what it is.
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…
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.
Leaked Docs: Facebook ‘Bot’ Adviser Secretly in Pay of US Regime Change Agency
By Kit Klarenberg / MintPress News Documents shared with MintPress reveal that Valent Projects – a shadowy communications firm that advises social media platforms such as Facebook on alleged state-backed…
Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook’s Content Policy
By Alan MacLeod / MintPress News It is an uncomfortable job for anyone trying to draw the line between “harmful content and protecting freedom of speech. It’s a balance”, Aaron…