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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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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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