DONATION: Though the outlines of this story have been reported by Israeli and foreign media, there is much reported below you will not find anywhere else. No one else is obsessive and committed enough to dig up Israeli cyber-security activists and comb through Hebrew language technical reports and legal filings as I have done here. This blog is the only p … [Read more...]
Sasha Baron Cohen, Flays Facebook for Rampant Racism, Hate Speech, COO Sandberg Donates $2.5-Million to the ADL
DONATION: This piece was commissioned by one of the media outlets to which I contribute. It will not be published there unfortunately. But you have the benefit of reading this major piece here, where no attorney needs to vet it for publication. If you value the investigations, research and strong, outspoken views here, which you won't find anywhere else, p … [Read more...]
WhatsApp Sues NSO Group Over Exploit Which Attacked Political, Military Leaders in 20 Nations
DONATE: As many of you know, I support my blogging as a freelance journalist writing for publications like Middle East Eye, The Nation, Al Jazeera and Jacobin Magazine. It's a precarious business since you are at the mercy of editors who you hope understand the importance of your work, but who sometimes don't. You may pitch a story you believe is p … [Read more...]
Netanyahu’s Weaponization of Facebook in Israeli Election Offers Roadmap for Trump 2020
Marc Zuckerberg delivered a shockingly tone-deaf Georgetown speech in which he doubled down on Facebooks's refusal to police false political ad content. He argued that political advertising should be an absolute free speech zone on his platform. His users would, he maintained, be able to judge themselves on the veracity of such ads. He refused to place h … [Read more...]
