It all started on WhatsApp. The first in a cascade of U.S. Navy investigations into sailors accused of trafficking, housing and pimping female prostitutes in the Middle East can be traced back to June 2017 and a string of sex-charged encrypted text messages between a sailor in Bahrain and a Thai prostitute he met on […]
Bubble-Wrapped Americans: How the U.S. Became Obsessed with Physical and Emotional Safety…
It’s a common refrain: We have bubble-wrapped the world. Americans in particular are obsessed with “safety.” The simplest way to get any law passed in America, be it a zoning law or a sweeping reform of the intelligence community, is to invoke a simple sentence: “A kid might get hurt.” Almost no one is opposed […]
The American Press Is Destroying Itself by Matt Taibbi…
Sometimes it seems life can’t get any worse in this country. Already in terror of a pandemic, Americans have lately been bombarded with images of grotesque state-sponsored violence, from the murder of George Floyd to countless scenes of police clubbing and brutalizing protesters. Our president, Donald Trump, is a clown who makes a great reality-show […]
Rolling Stone Editor’s Key Observation About the George Floyd Unrest Will Probably Infuriate the Left…
The Security Risks of Logging in with Facebook…
Facebook profiles have become the de-facto identities of people across the internet. This is thanks, in large part, to Login With Facebook, the social network’s universal login API, which allows users to carry their profile information to other apps and websites. You’ve probably used it to log in to services like Spotify, Airbnb, and Tinder. […]
Twitter Deletes Over 170k Accounts Related to Massive Chinese Propaganda Operation…
Twitter deleted hundreds of thousands of accounts in an effort to halt a Chinese propaganda operation. On Thursday, the social media company said it deleted nearly 24,000 accounts within a “core network” that disseminated false narratives from the Communist Party of China and an additional 150,000 accounts who amplified the messages of those within the […]
Facebook Rejects Biden’s Request to Censor Political Speech…
Facebook declined on June 11 a push to censor political speech coordinated by the presidential campaign of former vice president Joe Biden. Biden’s campaign started a public relations offensive on June 11 to pressure Facebook to censor election-related content. The campaign, introduced on Twitter by the former vice president himself, calls on Biden supporters to […]
Facebook Says Page Celebrating “Dead Cops” Doesn’t Violate its Community Standards…
Facebook has refused to remove a page celebrating “dead cops,” saying that it does not violate their community standards. The page is titled The Only Good Cops Are Dead Cops and openly incites violence against police officers. However, when it was reported to Facebook moderators, they reviewed the page and said that although it may […]
Facebook Placing Labels on Chinese, Russian State Media Amid Concerns Over Foreign Influence…
Facebook said June 4 it would start labeling state-controlled media outlets on its platform amid intensifying concern over foreign actors using social media to shift public opinion to advance their own agendas. The company said it would start labeling Facebook pages of state-run outlets, and from next week would start labeling posts from such outlets […]
Tucker Carlson: “Now is the time to stop it. If these businesses want to be treated as neutral platforms, they must be neutral platforms”…
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