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The Takedown Conspiracy
Read more: The Takedown ConspiracyArticles by WashPost, Techdirt about fake takedown requests targeted by anonymous defamation takedown request Last year, a Washington Post investigation by First Amendment expert Eugene Volokh (of the Volokh Conspiracy, now published at Reason.com) exposed how some people were using forged court orders to force Google to delist links. Via “Apparent forged court order for…
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HuffPost’s Blogger Platform: A Brief History of Fake News
Read more: HuffPost’s Blogger Platform: A Brief History of Fake NewsThe HuffPost’s discontinued blogger platform was used to publish politically motivated fake news articles and unvetted opinion pieces. Here are a few of the most notable examples. Last week, the HuffPost announced it was ending its contributor platform, which permitted anyone with a keyboard and an Internet connection to self-publish articles on the HuffPost website. The…
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HuffPost Ends Unpaid Blogger Platform
Read more: HuffPost Ends Unpaid Blogger PlatformHuffPost ends its platform for unpaid bloggers after “puff piece” about Donald Trump’s criminal ex-business partner Last month, I blogged about the HuffPost’s retraction of a paid article published via its contributor platform that was intended to burnish the reputation of former Trump advisor Felix Sater. Via “Who Paid for the HuffPost Puff Piece on Trump’s Felonious Friend?” by…
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Russian Media Regulator Targets Award-Winning Trump Critic
Read more: Russian Media Regulator Targets Award-Winning Trump CriticRussia’s media regulator is trying to censor an award-winning news website that reported on the Robert Mueller investigation Roskomnadzor, a Moscow state-owned media regulator, has sent Google a court order demanding that it delist an award-winning opposition news website that reported about Donald Trump’s ties to Russia. Grani, a popular Russian website that according to Reporters…
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Wonkette Roasts Brittain
Read more: Wonkette Roasts BrittainShooting the Messenger cited by Wonkette article about Arizona Senate candidate Craig R. Brittain’s revenge porn past source Via “We Need To Discuss This Revenge Porn Douchebro Running For Jeff Flake’s Senate Seat” by Robyn Pennacchia, Wonkette, January 4, 2018: Meet Craig Brittain! He is hoping to replace Jeff Flake and be the next senator…
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Amy Alkon Sees Rude People
Read more: Amy Alkon Sees Rude PeopleAmazon deletes bogus one-star reviews after “cycle mob” targets author Amy Alkon Amy Alkon (aka The Advice Goddess) is a California-based syndicated advice columnist and author of science-based books I See Rude People (2009) and Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say “F*ck” (2014), which humorously catalogue – with Seinfeldian detail – the most common, least…
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InfoWarrior$
Read more: InfoWarrior$Fiverr accounts are charging up to $135 to publish sponsored content on conspiracy website Planet InfoWars Alex Jones (source) Last month, I blogged about the HuffPost’s retraction of a sponsored article it appears was part of a coordinated PR campaign to burnish the reputation of former Trump advisor Felix Sater. The author, an Indian content marketer…
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