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Russian Troll Factory Whistleblower Blasts Media
Read more: Russian Troll Factory Whistleblower Blasts MediaWhistleblower Lyudmila Savchuk criticises media misrepresentations of her by Fox News, The Daily Mail, The Los Angeles Times, and others Last week, I published archived job ads for the Internet Research Agency (IRA), a pro-Putin “troll factory” based in St. Petersburg that was recently indicted for allegedly meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. Via “Here Are…
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BuzzFeed Unearths Recruitment Ads for Russian Troll Factory
Read more: BuzzFeed Unearths Recruitment Ads for Russian Troll FactoryThe notorious troll factory posted ads on Russian job websites in mid-2014 and 2015 while allegedly engaged in operations to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election Yesterday, I blogged that the recently indicted Russian troll factory, Internet Research Agency (IRA), recruited its U.S. election-meddling troll army of “kremlebots” via conspicuous online job ads, then allegedly expected…
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Russian Election Trolls Were Recruited via Online Job Posts
Read more: Russian Election Trolls Were Recruited via Online Job PostsRussian troll factory recruited “kremlebots” via conspicuous online job ads, allegedly expected applicants to work for free Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice released the latest round of indictments in the federal investigation into alleged election meddling. The indictments name 13 Russian nationals who allegedly “engaged in operations to interfere with elections and political…
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Techdirt Hoists Would-Be Speech Censors
Read more: Techdirt Hoists Would-Be Speech CensorsTechdirt douses German government’s “Raging Dumpster Fire Of Censorial Stupidity” Last week, I highlighted abuse of Germany’s newly implemented speech law, NetzDG, intended to regulate the spread of disinformation and hateful rhetoric online. Yesterday, Techdirt hoisted the would-be censors who are abusing the new law. source Via “Germany’s Speech Laws Continue To Be A Raging…
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Erdoğan Censorship Demand Links Him to ISIS
Read more: Erdoğan Censorship Demand Links Him to ISISTurkey’s authoritarian president demands U.S. social media giants censor critical posts, tweets, and satirical cartoons linking him to Islamic terrorism. In 2016 and 2017, I blogged about takedown demands sent by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, targeting satirical cartoons and “humiliating” news reports comparing him to Hitler. Turkey’s censorial circus continues with yet another round…
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Mumbai Cyber Police Shut Down Gay Modi Photoshop
Read more: Mumbai Cyber Police Shut Down Gay Modi PhotoshopBuzzFeed deletes homoerotic photoshop of Indian prime minister following legal threats from Mumbai police, highlighting gay rights issues, censorship in India The doctored image, which depicts Indian PM Narendra Modi embracing his right-hand man Rajnath Singh on an idyllic beach, is one of 18 related images included in a January 4, 2016 BuzzFeed listicle by…
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Fake News Ban Targets Political Speech, Sexual Content
Read more: Fake News Ban Targets Political Speech, Sexual ContentGermany’s recent fake news ban is already being abused by would-be censors The Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz (NetzDG) law, which came into force in October, requires social media websites to remove “fake news” and “hate speech” or risk fines of up to 50 million euros (40 million pounds). While intended to stop the spread of disinformation and hateful…
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The Takedown Conspiracy (Redux)
Read more: The Takedown Conspiracy (Redux)TechDirt, Volokh Conspiracy hoist mystery defamer claimer Earlier this week, I blogged about an anonymous defamation takedown request of articles by The Washington Post and Techdirt re: forged court orders intended to force Google to deindex links. Yesterday, Techdirt and The Volokh Conspiracy hoisted the mystery complainant. source Via “Techdirt, Volokh Conspiracy Targeted With Bogus…
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