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Month: February 2018

It’s official: social media is now a global propaganda battlefield

It’s official: social media is now a global propaganda battlefield

The State Department is launching a $40 million initiative to crack down on foreign propaganda and disinformation amid widespread concerns about future Russian efforts to interfere in elections. Source: State Dept. launches $40M offensive against foreign propaganda | TheHill 7 years ago, the U.S. government launched its own social media computational propaganda program. Social media is now an official battlefield as nation states and a cast of thousands of others go to war against each other. I’m so old I…

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It's official: social media is now a global propaganda battlefield

It's official: social media is now a global propaganda battlefield

The State Department is launching a $40 million initiative to crack down on foreign propaganda and disinformation amid widespread concerns about future Russian efforts to interfere in elections. Source: State Dept. launches $40M offensive against foreign propaganda | TheHill 7 years ago, the U.S. government launched its own social media computational propaganda program. Social media is now an official battlefield as nation states and a cast of thousands of others go to war against each other. I’m so old I…

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Newsweek under investigation for financial and advertising fraud

Newsweek under investigation for financial and advertising fraud

Senior executives have resigned or been fired and dozens of staff and reporters have quit. Source: Newsweek in Turmoil: Probe Into Finances and Ties to Bible College Widens – WSJ Newsweek has a history of publishing fake news; in fact, reporters imply they adopted the click-bait model of fake news reporters. There is a relationship between fake news and social media propaganda. One creates fake content for sharing and liking, and the other enables fake stories to propagate like a…

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“Big Tech” under fire for privacy, propaganda, monopoly power

“Big Tech” under fire for privacy, propaganda, monopoly power

Once considered darlings, bigtech is now under fire for their role in destroying privacy, their platforms’ use for spreading propaganda, their own role as powerful monopolies, gaming the tax system, and more. “More” includes their impact on their own local communities were 60 year old 3 bedroom 2 bath homes now have a median price of $1 million. Source: Silicon Valley faces make or break moment amid big tech backlash  

"Big Tech" under fire for privacy, propaganda, monopoly power

"Big Tech" under fire for privacy, propaganda, monopoly power

Once considered darlings, bigtech is now under fire for their role in destroying privacy, their platforms’ use for spreading propaganda, their own role as powerful monopolies, gaming the tax system, and more. “More” includes their impact on their own local communities were 60 year old 3 bedroom 2 bath homes now have a median price of $1 million. Source: Silicon Valley faces make or break moment amid big tech backlash