There are a number of economic systems in the world today. There are market economies in capitalist countries and the state-owned means of production in socialist countries. In each of these systems, the state intervenes to a greater or lesser extent. Israel is nominally a capitalist economy (with a socialist past). But I prefer to […]
Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-Checking Process Conceals Dodgy Partners, Censors Tikun Olam
UPDATE: Facebook’s fact-checker has removed the “false” designation regarding my original Beirut story. Mafindo wrote this reply to my appeal: We have removed the flag, referring to your…articles and due to currently we have no ways of gaining access to ground sources like you do. Thank you for your correction articles, apologies for the inconveniences […]
This Time Trump Went Too Far: Facebook Caves on Refusal to Police Political Ads
Mark Zuckerberg made a deal with the Devil when he decided to cozy up to Donald Trump. He hired Joel Kaplan to be his political enforcer, a former Bush administration official known for his cozy relationships with Beltway conservatives. Kaplan, as media reports have acknowledged, plays an inordinate role not just in Facebook’s lobbying efforts […]
Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to Censorship
Most journalists and human rights activists who write or advocate for Palestinian rights–or who criticize Israeli apartheid and Occupation–have confronted censorship on social media platforms. Though Facebook seems to be a more egregious violator of free expression, Twitter too engages in censorship of political speech. Today, NBC News reported that Facebook had suspended or deleted […]
