We’ve all heard that the problem with the web is fake news, i.e. unsubstantiated or erroneous content that’s designed to mislead or sow confusion. The problem isn’t just fake news–it’s the homogenization of the web, that is, the elimination or marginalization of independent voices of skepticism and dissent. There are four drivers of this homogenization…
The Demise of Dissent: Why the Web Is Becoming Homogenized…
Disney Backs Down After U.S. Media Boycott..
The Walt Disney company has ended its ban of the Los Angeles Times newspaper after a backlash from US media. Last week it emerged Disney had stopped inviting the newspaper to press screenings because it disagreed with an article published in September. High-profile organisations and individuals publicly criticised the company’s decision. The New York Times […]
Germany: Full Censorship Now Official…
A new German law introducing state censorship on social media platforms came into effect on October 1, 2017. The new law requires social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, to censor their users on behalf of the German state. Social media companies are obliged to delete or block any online “criminal offenses” such […]
Google’s Chief Search Engineer Legitimizes New Censorship Algorithm…
Between April and June, Google completed a major revision of its search engine that sharply curtails public access to Internet web sites that operate independently of the corporate and state-controlled media. Since the implementation of the changes, many left wing, anti-war and progressive web sites have experienced a sharp fall in traffic…
Update on YouTube’s New Assault On Free Speech! (VIDEO)…
YouTube continues to indirectly censor alternative voices under the guise of being ‘advertiser-friendly’, damaging the livelihoods of content creators who work tirelessly to combat the false narratives being put forward by the mainstream media. For a long time, YouTube’s platform allowed the full spectrum of views and perspectives to exist, but with the new changes, […]
FULL MEASURE: The Sum of Knowledge, Part 1/2…
As a Donald Trump supporter, Andrew Torba felt like odd man out in California’s Silicon Valley—home of prominent tech firms like Apple, Facebook and Google. Last year he was outraged when he attended this campaign rally in San Jose and saw violent anti-Trump protesters attacking Trump supporters. TRANSCRIPT: http://fullmeasure.news/news/cover-story/sum-of-all-knowledge-part-1
Google Launches AI Program to Detect ‘Hate Speech’…
Google has launched a new AI program called Perspective to detect “abusive” comments online in an effort to crack down on hate speech. Publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Economist are testing the new software as a way of policing comments sections, according to the Financial Times…
The Five Guiding Principles for Facebook’s ‘Fake News Censorship’ Project…
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) drafted a code of five principles for news websites to accept, and Facebook yesterday announced it will work with “third-party fact checking organizations” that are signatories to the code of principles…