The market for commercial spyware — which allows governments to invade mobile phones and vacuum up data — is booming. Even the U.S. government is using it.
How the Global Spyware Industry Spiraled Out of Control
Tag: Blacklisting
Financial Blacklisting: Internet Superstar Catturd Says Bank of America Shut Down His Podcast’s Account
Bank of America recently shut down a new account associated created for the In the Litter Box podcast hosted by Jewels Jones and conservative pundit and best-selling author “Catturd.” Jones described the situation as the left exerting control through any means necessary: “They are going to control you at any means or any methods that they possibly can. They’re going to exert their control over you.”
Financial Blacklisting: Internet Superstar Catturd Says Bank of America Shut Down His Podcast’s Account
Ukraine, media censorship and the ruthless politics of permanent war
By Chris Hedges
The U.S. is not officially at war with Russia — but our war economy demands conformity and suppresses dissent
Ukraine, media censorship and the ruthless politics of permanent war
The Paris Review, the Cold War and the CIA
Facebook purges left-wing pages and individuals
Project Venezuela: Right-Wing Activists Push Wikipedia to Blacklist MintPress, other Alternative Media
Still unable to convince a sufficient number of their countryfolk to support them, the Venezuelan opposition has turned their efforts towards convincing an international audience – primarily Americans – to support their cause. Part of that is spending inordinate amounts of time online, arguing in English on social media, creating bot networks, and editing Wikipedia articles. Many Wikipedia articles on Venezuela are particularly biased towards the opposition, containing numerous inaccuracies, falsehoods and non-sequiturs.
Alan Macleod
Related: Political Bots and the Manipulation of Public Opinion in Venezuela (PDF)
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