Critics say NetBlocks, which monitors internet shutdowns, needs to be more transparent about its methods as some cast doubt on the reliability of its reports
NetBlocks has become a crucial source of truth in the era of internet shutdowns. But many are now questioning its methods Tweets: @wired , @netblocks , @vulanemthembu , @ehundman , @anittatodayr , @a...
UN report: a Turkish-made autonomous weaponized drone “hunted down” and attacked a human target without instructions to do so during a 2020 conflict in Libya
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Facebook says people linked to France's military used fake accounts to meddle in African politics, tangling with similar efforts by Russia's IRA in some nations
and Africa in the middle of it. https://about.fb.com/... https://twitter.com/... Donie O'Sullivan / @donie : These tactics are most commonly associated with the Russian government — and, indeed, Faceb...
How efforts by independent investigators and NGOs to document human rights violations in war zones are hampered by proactive content removals by social networks
Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News : Tweets: @tobiaschneider , @miriamelder , @meghara , @saliltripathi , and @buzzfeednews Tweets: Tobias Schneider / @tobiaschneider : Mass deletions without systemat...
How efforts by independent investigators and NGOs to document human rights violations in war zones are hampered by proactive content removals by social networks
Investigators depend on photos and videos posted online from war zones. But takedowns by Facebook and YouTube are putting … Tweets: @tobiaschneider , @miriamelder , @meghara , @saliltripathi , and @b...
How Libya's militias use Facebook as a platform for tactical warfare targeting, illegal weapons trade, propaganda, repression, and disinformation
which begs the question: does FB only start serious content moderation in countries after foreign journalists start asking questions? https://www.nytimes.com/... Justin Lynch / @just1nlynch : When a n...
Behind the rise and fall of .Ly, Libya's top level domain
The Rise and Fall of .Ly … In 2012, the US imposed sanctions on Syria, for, among other things, their occupation of Lebanon, their apparent support for terrorist groups, and an intent to pursue weapon...