Dr David McGrogan reflects on the all-pervasive influence of social media on how young people perceive the world and how it dissolves all sense of overarching story, purpose and meaning.
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While most social media platforms spy on us, manipulate our emotions with hidden algorithms, feed our data to governments on request and censor with no notice or transparency, can there be an alternative that’s friendly for everyone to use? We talk with John Kiriakou and Sean O’Brien about Pancake, a new messaging technology being built to address that question...
Israel is losing the information war. But that is not because they aren't trying. MintPress' Alan MacLeod breaks down how the government of Israel has spent millions of dollars on targeted ads aimed at Westerners, all in an attempt to whitewash a genocide.
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It’s time to revive the time-honored tradition of confronting members of the political and intellectual class. On Friday, October 27, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee at a rally for her campaign for mayor of Houston. As an estimated 250 Houstonians cheered at the sight of Clinton and Jackson Lee Read More...
Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. We’re going to be brief this week…because two would-be sections evolved into full articles in their own right. 1. Bullsh*t question of the week US …
“There’s a way to look at digital communications in the past. I can’t go into detail of how that’s done or what’s done, but I can tell you that no digital communication is secure.” Those were the startling words shared by former FBI Counter Terrorism agent Tim Clemente just over a decade ago on CNN Read More...
Your body, mind, and spirit are under attack. It’s time to fight back. In the course of my work as an independent journalist I have explored many important topics which provide crucial context on the pressing issues of the day. This has ranged from geopolitical discussions, political corruption, child abuse and trafficking rings, and so Read More...
The Censorship Industrial Complex, once a conspiracy theory, is now a major legal issue in the U.S. The Supreme Court is set to rule on Government requests for social media censorship, impacting online free speech.
Kit Knightly As a brand new war-narrative unfolds, there’s already efforts underway to parlay the conflict into tighter controls on free speech and freedom of expression, both in person and on the internet. The headlines have been filled with nothing but Israel and Hamas since the “surprise attack” on Saturday, with the predictable back and …
