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Meet the Censored: Hitler, by Matt Taibbi
“Asking computer programs to sort out the subtleties of different types of speech — differences between commentary and advocacy, criticism and incitement, reporting and participation — has proven a disaster.”
Facebook’s disinformation problem is harder than it looks, by Matthew Ingram
“finding the right line between disinformation control, public-health awareness, and outright censorship is not an easy task.”
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.
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.”
Shredding journalistic credibility: Matt Taibbi on Chris Hedges On Contact
Marginalizing the news as propaganda for Democrats or Republicans. Igniting a 2020 firestorm. Includes traditional news sources and social media.
The Media War on Truthful Reporting and Legitimate Opinions: A Documentary
Those working in the media are up in arms over alleged fake news and they lament the loss of paying readership. But they have only themselves to blame. They are the biggest creators of fake news and provider of government falsehood. Their attacks on critical readers and commentators are despicable.
Steven Harper | The Trump Resistance Plan: Step One
TRP Strategy #1: Disconnect from Trump
TRP Strategy #2: Seek the Truth
TRP Strategy #3: Fight Back
Glenn Greenwald: A Crucial Realization About Journalism is Learned by Being its Subject
Greenwald: For the past decade, I’ve been writing critically about the American media, usually with a focus on the specific policy and legal topics I know best. So like most politically engaged people, I’ve long been rationally aware of how frequently deceitful and inaccurate claims are passed off by the most respected media outlets as fact, using highly authoritative tones.
Truthdig: Why Twitter’s Lawsuit Could Make or Break Transparency
Twitter’s recent battle to be able to release a more specific transparency report isn’t just a PR move, Cardozo contends. “I think the six tech companies that sued in the FISA court last year and then rolled over and agreed to the Justice Department’s guidance—I think that was PR. Those companies—Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Apple—declared victory […]
de Boer, The Dish: Where Online Social Liberalism Lost The Script
“Suppose you’re a young college student inclined towards liberal or left-wing ideas. And suppose, like a lot of such college students, you enjoy Stephen Colbert and find him a political inspiration. Now imagine that, during the #CancelColbert fiasco, you defended Colbert on Twitter. If your defense was noticed by the people who police that forum, […]
Bruce Dixon: Top 10 Reasons Why Corporate Social Media is Not Your Friend, and Dark Social Media Is
With a billion users, Facebook is far and away the largest player in the world of corporate social media, so all these criticisms apply to Facebook. But many also apply to Twitter, Pinterest and their little brothers as well. Bruce A. Dixon BAR.com June 17, 2014 by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon For […]
Upworthy: How the Media Failed Women in 2013
Published on Dec 3, 2013 Upworthy.com There was a lot to celebrate this year for women in the media. But some things aren’t changing fast enough… Join the campaign: http://bit.ly/ChangeMedia Miss Representation Subscribe or “Follow” us on Rise Up Times.wordpress.com. Rise Up Times is also on FACEBOOK! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog […]
Glenn Greenwald: Edward Snowden Confirmed WikiLeaks Statement Was Written By Him
“In the end the Obama administration is not afraid of whistleblowers like me, Bradley Manning or Thomas Drake,” the letter read. “We are stateless, imprisoned, or powerless. No, the Obama administration is afraid of you. It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised — and it should be.” […]
Parts I & II> Icelandic Lawmaker Birgitta Jónsdóttir on Challenging Gov’t Secrecy from Twitter to Bradley Manning – YouTube
Birgitta Jónsdóttir has also been the center of a closely watched legal case. Earlier this year, a federal appeals court ruled the government can continue to keep secret its efforts to obtain information from Twitter about her and two others connected to WikiLeaks. April 8, 2013 DemocracyNow.org Icelandic Parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir played a critical role […]
Anonymous Declares War on WikiLeaks After Syria Files’ Row
Anonymous Declares War on WikiLeaks After Syria Files’ Row By GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE July 13, 2012 2:37 PM GMT International Business Times Anonymous declares war to WikiLeaks (Anonops/WikiLeaks) The Anonymous hacking collective has declared war on whistleblowing website WikiLeaks following a furious Twitter row over the disclosure of two million e-mails from Syrian political figures, ministries […]
Journalistic “Objectivity” Sours Wall Street Reporting
Police carry away a protester, one of scores who have been forcefully arrested at the non-violent Occupy Wall Street protest, 09/24/11. (photo: Tina Fineberg/AP) Journalistic “Objectivity” Sours Wall Street Reporting By Michael Tracey 26 September 11 ReaderSupportedNews.org Brian Stelter and the pathology of objectivity. Last night, the New York Times’ Brian Stelter tweeted about the Occupy Wall Street protests, which […]
Who do you believe? Video: Media manipulation and Libya
Editorial note: This video is an excellent example about how the media can be manipulated to promote one viewpoint or another. All our electronic sources can easily be manipulated faked or edited for slant or downright lies, as this video shows. Not only the manipulation of videos, but the use of Twitter is especially sophisticated […]
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