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Glenn Greenwald: Big Tech, Journalists Attack Powerless, Cuomo’s Special COVID Privileges
“The repressive objective of the Democratic-controlled Congress is to transfer the power to police and censor political discourse from these tech giants to themselves.”
Zuckerberg and tech CEOs challenged over misinformation: ‘You do it because you make money’ – as it happened
Disinformation nation: social media’s role in promoting extremism and misinformation.
Glenn Greenwald on the Biden Administration and Expanding Censorship with Chris Hedges
The Biden administration and what it will mean for a country in crisis…
Is Big Tech Too Powerful? Chris Hedges and Ramesh Srinivasan Debate Twitter & Facebook Banning Trump
“It is incredible how much power we have given to a very small number of people who are essentially mediating pretty much every aspect of our lives.”
DN! The End of Big Tech? Calls Grow to Break Up Facebook, Amazon for “Mob-Like” Behavior, Monopoly Power
… if you’re adding a quarter of a trillion dollars in market capitalization across just four companies in a low-growth economy or an economy that is in decline, it means every other publicly traded company is likely losing revenues to these companies. So in sum, what is now good for Big Tech seems to be […]
On the Media: Facebook Censorship, “You Are the Product,” and the Global Internet and Copyright Directive
THE COPYRIGHT DIRECTIVE IS SET TO RESHAPE THE INTERNET GLOBALLY
Your Bedside Glossary About People and Other Essentials You Need to Know
I compiled the information in the “Bedside Glossary.” Although I wrote most of it, I also cobbled together phrases here and there that came from other writers. Therefore, I am reluctant to be considered the “author” of this document. That is why my name does not appear on the glossary itself. Contact me at billmcgrath52@gmail.com. I […]
Facebook codifies its censorship regime
The technology giants, unbeknownst to their users, are blocking “alternative” news sources and promoting “trusted” news outlets…
Citing ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Motto, 3,000+ Google Employees Demand Company End Work on Pentagon Drone Project
“We believe that Google should not be in the business of war…
Facebook’s ‘Secret’ File on You Is Bigger Than You Think — Here’s How to View It
Whigham urges people to download their file so they can see the extent to which their privacy is being violated by what he calls “surveillance capitalism.”
Google’s Eric Schmidt Admits Political Censorship Of Search Results
Google’s efforts are just one part of a much wider government-corporate drive to assert control over the flow of information over the Internet…
Google Censors Block Access to CounterPunch and Other Progressive Sites
This conversion of Google into a Censorship engine is not a trivial development.
Upcoming Trove of Wikileaks Files to Expose Google, U.S. Government
“WikiLeaks has provided a unique and quite outstanding service to the people of the world,” Noam Chomsky said.
Clinton Emails Show Zeal for Syrian War by Google, Israel, Team Hillary
ix years later and take a look at Syria. These are the breathtakingly disastrous results you achieve when the U.S. government and Google formulate U.S. foreign policy together behind closed doors.
▶ James Bamford on the NSA • Henry A. Wallace National Security Forum
The NSA began in absolute secrecy and has remained that way most of it’s life. How does an institution like exist within the framework of an open society and is it a threat to the very values it claims to be protecting?
Thor Benson: Why Wikimedia Just Might Win Its Lawsuit Over NSA Surveillance
From the article: “We believe that the NSA’s upstream surveillance has a chilling effect not only on Wikimedia’s writers and editors but on all of our plaintiffs,” Gorski said. “As a general matter, the private communications of innocent Americans don’t belong in the government’s hands, and if people know the NSA is watching, they’re going to hesitate before visiting controversial websites, before discussing controversial issues or investigating online politically sensitive questions.”
Snowden: iPhones Have Secret Spyware That Lets Govt’s Monitor Unsuspecting Users
The NSA whistleblower’s lawyer says the secret software can be remotely activated to watch the user. By Andrew Griffin / The Independent Alternet.org January 21, 2015 The iPhone has secret spyware that lets governments watch users without their knowledge, according to Edward Snowden. The NSA whistleblower doesn’t use a phone because of the secret software, […]
Julian Assange: Google Is Not What It Seems
In June 2011, Julian Assange received an unusual visitor: the chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, arrived from America at Ellingham Hall, the country house in Norfolk, England where Assange was living under house arrest. A court in Sweden may drop rape charges against Julian Assange. (photo: AFP) By Julian Assange, Newsweek ReaderSupportedNews.org October 24, 2014 For […]
The Intercept: Secret Surveillance Battle Between Yahoo and the U.S. Government Revealed
In 2007, Yahoo fought back against the government’s demand for information on certain overseas customers, saying that the request was over-broad and violated the constitution. BY CORA CURRIER The Intercept September 11, 2014 Update: The office of the Director of National Intelligence has released many of the declassified documents from the Yahoo litigation. More than […]
Microsoft and More Leave ALEC, 80 Corporations Out
ALECexposed, a project of CMD: Microsoft has left ALEC, but big technology companies Google, eBay, Facebook, and Yahoo reportedly still fund and remain engaged with ALEC. A number of energy companies have also left ALEC at the request of Greenpeace. Posted by REBEKAH WILCE PRWatch.org August 21, 2014 Microsoft, the $86.8 billion-a-year technology company, is no […]
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