Yesterday, we sent Facebook, YT, and others accounts belonging to the Taliban spokesman. We asked for comment, and they responded by removing them. Today, the Taliban spokesman is complaining of censorship. Story coming soon on this… — Sheera Frenkel (@sheeraf) August 17, 2021 Earlier today, NY Times technology reporter, Sheera Frenkel, tweeted that she had […]
NSO Group’s State-Sponsored Cyber-Warfare
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 […]
