BREAKING: Israeli Security Cabinet Orders Execution of Palestinian Poet, Because of a Joke Mideast Peace The Arts BREAKING: Israeli Security Cabinet Orders Execution of Palestinian Poet, Because of a Joke Richard Silverstein December 8, 2023 הקבינט הביטחוני הישראלי הורה על הוצאתו להורג של המשורר הפלסטיני רפאת אלאריר PLEASE make a holiday donation... Read More Read more about BREAKING: Israeli Security Cabinet Orders Execution of Palestinian Poet, Because of a Joke
Reddit and Digital Censorship Mideast Peace Politics & Society Reddit and Digital Censorship Richard Silverstein February 5, 2022 DONATE: Want to know how to resist censorship? Support those who are on the front lines. Tikun... Read More Read more about Reddit and Digital Censorship
Meta Announces Attacks on 50,000 Accounts Targeted by Israeli Surveillance-for-Hire Companies Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Meta Announces Attacks on 50,000 Accounts Targeted by Israeli Surveillance-for-Hire Companies Richard Silverstein December 16, 2021 Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, announced today that it had identified 50,000 Facebook accounts that... Read More Read more about Meta Announces Attacks on 50,000 Accounts Targeted by Israeli Surveillance-for-Hire Companies
Taliban Social Media Accounts Banned After NY Times Inquired Why They Permitted Them Mideast Peace Politics & Society Taliban Social Media Accounts Banned After NY Times Inquired Why They Permitted Them Richard Silverstein August 17, 2021 Yesterday, we sent Facebook, YT, and others accounts belonging to the Taliban spokesman. We asked for comment,... Read More Read more about Taliban Social Media Accounts Banned After NY Times Inquired Why They Permitted Them
NSO Group’s State-Sponsored Cyber-Warfare Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security NSO Group’s State-Sponsored Cyber-Warfare Richard Silverstein August 24, 2020 There are a number of economic systems in the world today. There are market economies in capitalist... Read More Read more about NSO Group’s State-Sponsored Cyber-Warfare
Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-Checking Process Conceals Dodgy Partners, Censors Tikun Olam Mideast Peace Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-Checking Process Conceals Dodgy Partners, Censors Tikun Olam Richard Silverstein August 13, 2020 UPDATE: Facebook’s fact-checker has removed the “false” designation regarding my original Beirut story. Mafindo wrote this reply... Read More Read more about Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-Checking Process Conceals Dodgy Partners, Censors Tikun Olam
This Time Trump Went Too Far: Facebook Caves on Refusal to Police Political Ads Politics & Society This Time Trump Went Too Far: Facebook Caves on Refusal to Police Political Ads Richard Silverstein June 19, 2020 Mark Zuckerberg made a deal with the Devil when he decided to cozy up to Donald Trump. ... Read More Read more about This Time Trump Went Too Far: Facebook Caves on Refusal to Police Political Ads
Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to Censorship Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Politics & Society Seattle Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to Censorship Richard Silverstein June 16, 2020 Most journalists and human rights activists who write or advocate for Palestinian rights–or who criticize Israeli apartheid... Read More Read more about Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to Censorship
Likud Exposes Entire Israeli Voter Database to Russian, U. S. Intelligence Mideast Peace Likud Exposes Entire Israeli Voter Database to Russian, U. S. Intelligence Richard Silverstein February 11, 2020 DONATION: Though the outlines of this story have been reported by Israeli and foreign media, there is... Read More Read more about Likud Exposes Entire Israeli Voter Database to Russian, U. S. Intelligence
Sasha Baron Cohen, Flays Facebook for Rampant Racism, Hate Speech, COO Sandberg Donates $2.5-Million to the ADL Mideast Peace Sasha Baron Cohen, Flays Facebook for Rampant Racism, Hate Speech, COO Sandberg Donates $2.5-Million to the ADL Richard Silverstein December 6, 2019 DONATION: This piece was commissioned by one of the media outlets to which I contribute. It will... Read More Read more about Sasha Baron Cohen, Flays Facebook for Rampant Racism, Hate Speech, COO Sandberg Donates $2.5-Million to the ADL
WhatsApp Sues NSO Group Over Exploit Which Attacked Political, Military Leaders in 20 Nations Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security WhatsApp Sues NSO Group Over Exploit Which Attacked Political, Military Leaders in 20 Nations Richard Silverstein October 31, 2019 DONATE: As many of you know, I support my blogging as a freelance journalist writing for publications... Read More Read more about WhatsApp Sues NSO Group Over Exploit Which Attacked Political, Military Leaders in 20 Nations
Netanyahu’s Weaponization of Facebook in Israeli Election Offers Roadmap for Trump 2020 Mideast Peace Military-Tech-Security Netanyahu’s Weaponization of Facebook in Israeli Election Offers Roadmap for Trump 2020 Richard Silverstein October 24, 2019 Marc Zuckerberg delivered a shockingly tone-deaf Georgetown speech in which he doubled down on Facebooks’s refusal to... Read More Read more about Netanyahu’s Weaponization of Facebook in Israeli Election Offers Roadmap for Trump 2020