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Freedom Rider: The Internet Does Washington’s Dirty Work

January 24, 2020 Margaret Kimberley, Blackagendareport.com , ,
In its early days the internet seemed to be an undisputed good, a means of communication open to all. It was hoped that these new platforms would level the playing field and give smaller outlets like Black Agenda Report access to a worldwide audience. The internet has done that but it is also a weapon that is used against the left in this country and against nations and movements declared enemies by this government.

After US Killing Of Iran’s Soleimani, Narrative Control On Social Media Is Getting Worse

January 21, 2020 By Eva Bartlett, Rt.com , ,
Twitter has been on a narrative-control rampage, removing or censoring legitimate accounts that are critical of US-led wars, propaganda and lies. Facebook and Instagram have increased their Big Brother policing, too. Attempts by American-based social media behemoths to silence or censor voices critical of the establishment-approved narrative is nothing new, but this trend seems to have intensified lately. Just in the past several days, following the criminal US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani...

Facebook’s Soleimani Ban Flies In Face Of First Amendment

January 17, 2020 Ari Paul, Fair.org , , , ,
Iranian journalists have reported the censorship of their Instagram accounts. Posts about Soleimani have disappeared from Instagram, which is currently the only operational international social media site within Iran.Instagram, and its parent company Facebook, took down posts regarded as too sympathetic to Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated January 3 in a controversial US airstrike. The news website Coda (1/10/20) was credited with breaking the news, and Newsweek (1/10/20) also reported that...

Under US Pressure, Social Media Companies Censor Critical Content And Suspend Venezuelan, Iranian, And Syrian Accounts

January 14, 2020 Ben Norton, Thegrayzone.com ,
The Donald Trump administration is ramping up its information war against Venezuela, Iran, and Syria. And it has enlisted social media platforms as weapons in its assault on these top regime-change targets. In the first two weeks of January, Twitter suspended dozens of accounts run by real, live people — not bots — in Venezuela, Iran, and Syria. Those erased from the website included heads of state, numerous state institutions, media outlets, and many average people who do not work for their governments.

Social Media And Social Control: How Silicon Valley Serves The US State Department

January 2, 2020 By Morgan Artyukhina, Mintpressnews.com , ,
Facebook isn’t the only Silicon Valley firm with partisan oversight of what we see: the bipartisan billionaire class and their security state have partnered with tech firms since the dawn of the internet to control the parameters of users’ thinking. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is in the spotlight for “dining with far-right figures,” and their influence over the information that appears in your feed is apparent. However, Facebook isn’t the only Silicon Valley firm that’s masquerading as nonpartisan as it curates the “facts” you see in ads, posts, or searches...

Snowden Says Facebook, Instagram Spying On Customers, Wants To Help Combat Surveillance

August 4, 2019 Aaron Kesel, Activist Post. , , ,
National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden wants to fight back against corporate surveillance by Instagram and its parent company Facebook, as well as YouTube, which is owned by Google. In a tweet rant posted on Twitter, Snowden expressed that both social media giants owned by Mark Zuckerberg were involved in spying on their users, as well as YouTube. Snowden also announced that he has created new accounts on the platforms and that he will explain how the sites spy on users. He added, that he would “explain methods to limit how much they know about you,” if you choose to use them. Earlier in the day Snowden announced a new forthcoming memoir called Permanent Record, due out in September, which will tell all his secrets. Snowden has also released a YouTube ad for the book.

Border Patrol Condemns Secret Facebook Group, But Reveals Few Specifics

July 15, 2019 By A.C. Thompson, Propublica.org , ,
Long known for its insular culture and tendency toward secrecy, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is saying little in the aftermath of news reports exposing a vulgar and hateful Facebook group for current and retired Border Patrol agents, including supervisors. While CBP officials have publicly condemned the offensive social media posts, they’ve disclosed few details about the steps the agency has taken to identify employees who behaved inappropriately online and hold them accountable.

Join Kevin Zeese Discussing Embassy Protection Collective This Saturday, NYC

June 21, 2019 By J.G. Sandom, Progressive Ad  Council , ,
The Progressive Ad Council's Summer MarCom Workshop 2019 is just a couple of days away, this Saturday, June 22, in Manhattan. The PAC Workshop is FREE so sign up today at the Events Page @ ProgressiveAdCouncil.org if you'd like to reserve lunch (poached salmon and shrimp and wraps of all types). We have a great lineup of progressive speakers including journalist Ben Norton of Salon and The Intercept and The Grayzone; activist Kevin Zeese of Occupy Wall Street fame, recently released after being arrested occupying the Venezuelan embassy; award-winning actress and writer Jessica Blank; Kathryn Jones of the Collective Agency; and many others. Beer and wine networking at the end of the day. Zeese will be speaking about the Embassy Protection Collective and how it leveraged social and independent media to guarantee coverage for your next political action.

Police Fusion Center Tied To Fake Social Media Accounts

June 17, 2019 Andrew Neef, Unicornriot.ninja , , ,
Minneapolis, MN – Unicorn Riot filed a public records request to the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) for information related to the occupation of the 4th Precinct in 2015 after Jamar Clark was killed by police. The documents we received offer a glimpse into the world of the MPD’s Strategic Information Center (SIC) where intelligence analysts are monitoring individuals and protests through fake social media accounts.

How The U.S. Weaponizes “Internet Freedom”

June 10, 2019 Julianne Tveten, Ahtribune.com , ,
Several weeks ago, Edward Snowden took to Twitter to weigh in on the recent coup attempt in Venezuela. “Big: Venezuela's opposition leader just launched a coup,” he wrote. “Reports coming in that the government is now blocking access to social media in response. Any interference with the right of the people to communicate freely must be condemned.” Snowden, of course, was referring to the U.S.-backed attempt to oust the elected Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and install right-wing opposition party member Juan Guaidó.

Government Expands Social Media Surveillance With Little Evidence Of Effectiveness

June 7, 2019 Staff, Brennancenter.org , , , ,
An analysis by the Brennan Center of the Department of Homeland Security’s harvesting and use of social media information shows that the agency is expanding collection and monitoring programs, despite scant evidence that such broad-scale surveillance strengthens national security. Instead, as recent media reports attest, social media monitoring has helped officials identify and target people for engaging in protests, activism, journalism, and provision of legal services. Many programs have been targeted at Muslim travelers, who as a group are often treated as a national security threat.

Twitter Restricts Account Of Julian Assange’s Mother

March 21, 2019 By Joe Lauria, Consortiumnews.com , ,
The Twitter account of Christine Assange, the mother of the arbitrarily detained founder of WikiLeaks, has been restricted, she told Consortium News on Tuesday. “My Twitter account has been ‘blocked due to ‘unusual activity,'” Ms. Assange wrote in a text message. Twitter, however, has provided her no reason for its action. Ms. Assange is a prolific user of Twitter in her campaign to free her son who has been a refugee in the Ecuador embassy in London since 2012.

Twitter Erupts After 2,000 Pro-Venezuelan Accounts Are Deleted

February 5, 2019 Staff, Telesurenglish.net , , , ,
A total of 1,196 social media accounts based in Venezuela suspected of “influencing domestic audiences.” Nearly 2,000 pro-Venezuelan Twitter accounts have been removed for “engaging in a state-backed influence campaign,” the social media company said in a blog post on Thursday. A total of 1,196 social media accounts based in Venezuela suspected of attempting to “influence domestic audiences” were purged last week. Another 764 accounts were deleted, although the San Francisco-based company told users, “We are unable to definitively tie the accounts located in Venezuela to information operations of a foreign government against another country.”

Twitter Up In Arms After Trudeau Says He’ll ‘Continue To Condemn BDS’

January 19, 2019 Staff, Rt.com , , , ,
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has doubled down on his condemnation of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel in comments that have drawn the ire of Twitter users. Speaking at a town hall meeting at Brock University in St. Catharines on Tuesday, Trudeau fielded a question about his previous comments about BDS, with strong confirmation of his support for Israel.

The Twitter Smearing Of Corbyn And Assange

January 17, 2019 By Mark Curtis, Consortiumnews.com , , ,
The U.K.-financed Integrity Initiative, managed by the Institute for Statecraft, is ostensibly a “counter disinformation” program to challenge Russian information operations. However, it has been revealed that the Integrity Initiative Twitter handle and some individuals associated with this program have also been tweeting messages attacking Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. This takes on special meaning in light of the numerous U.K. military and intelligence personnel associated with the program, documented in an important briefing by academics in the Working Group on Syria Propaganda and Media.
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