Tag: Eric Schmidt
The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies
A tacit agreement between the government and Facebook appears to have been made: you can keep the profits, but we control the message. As such, a cynic might wonder what functional difference there is between Facebook and the national security state.
The Facebook Team that Tried to Swing Nicaragua’s Election is Full of U.S. Spies
Peter Thiel Embodies Silicon Valley’s Conservative Past and Dystopian Future
Peter Thiel Embodies Silicon Valley’s Conservative Past and Dystopian Future
In August 2020, Thiel told Die Weltwoche that COVID-19 had created an opening. “Changes that should have taken place long ago did not come because there was resistance. Now the future is set free.” But the future desired by Thiel is one that involves less democracy, more restrictive immigration measures, and a tech industry even more aligned with the interests of the US government. Tech’s libertarian age is waning, but its future could be even worse.
Ex-Google boss slams transparency rules in Europe’s AI bill
Ex-Google boss slams transparency rules in Europe’s AI bill
The former executive sought to distance himself from the government body he leads, saying “I’m speaking for myself, not for the Commission.” But Schmidt’s criticism echoes divergent approaches to AI by the U.S. and the EU, with the former applying less stringent rules to the tech and its applications than Brussels.
Schmidt said the EU should be an “innovation partner to the U.S.,” in order to be able to compete with China. Instead, “the EU did regulation first and I think that’s a mistake.”
Transparency is bad because then you’ll know that we still spy on you?! 🤷🏼♀️
This Biden Proposal Could Make the US a “Digital Dictatorship”
Twitter Deletes QAnon to Protect US from Upheaval; Russia May Delete Twitter for the Same Reason
Govt-Linked CSIS Urges DC To Partner with Social Media Firms To “Promote Protests Movements”
Twitter Deletes Dozens of Russian Accounts for “Undermining Faith in NATO”
Twitter Deletes Dozens of Russian Accounts for “Undermining Faith in NATO”
A propaganda system is far more effective — and dangerous — when those inside are unaware of it and believe themselves to be free from influence.
Bloomberg New Economy: America Needs a Chinese Sputnik
How Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Got Rich
How Biden’s Foreign-Policy Team Got Rich
Tasked by Obama to end the Iraq War, Biden supported Nouri El-Maliki, the leader he knew, and rescued the Iraqi prime minister’s career even though it ended up fracturing the country. When Maliki narrowly lost in 2010, Biden didn’t give Iraqi political parties time to broker a new coalition. With Biden’s endorsement, Maliki gained a second term; he grew more authoritarian, which is now widely believed to have led to the rise of ISIS. Biden ignored experts who were skeptical of Maliki and preferred to glad-hand. “He came to deal with Iraqi politicians like local political kingpins in Delaware or Pennsylvania,” said Robert Ford, who was deputy ambassador in Baghdad from 2008 to 2010.
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