WhatsApp says it disrupted a campaign in which 90 journalists and other members of civil society were targeted using spyware from Israel-based Paragon
What You Need To Know Türkiye Today : WhatsApp claims Israeli spyware targeted 90 journalists Business Today : WhatsApp exposes spyware targeting journalists, some users by Israeli firm Rimjhim Singh ...
Some expat YouTubers in China are posting seemingly coordinated videos defending China on Xinjiang and other topics, likely spreading government disinformation
Foreign video bloggers denouncing what they say is negative coverage of China on highly controversial subjects such as Xinjiang … Tweets: @mollymckew and @williamyang120 Tweets: Molly McKew / @mollymc...
A new generation of young workers at China's technology giants is demanding an end to forced rankings, harsh working conditions, and the “996” work culture
By the time he arrived at Alibaba, Tim had been working to get there for years. Raised in a small town in Zhejiang province … Tweets: @yuanfenyang , @gaberivera , @mollymckew , @jchengwsj , @financia...
Angela Merkel says social media's ban of the president's accounts is “problematic” and rules governing speech should happen by law, a sentiment echoed by France
I heard the news last week that Twitter had permanently banned Trump and thought “oh my.” Associated Press : Germany's Merkel: Trump's Twitter eviction ‘problematic’ Fortune : Trump's Twitter ban prom...
As QAnon presence on LinkedIn grows, the network is taking steps to limit the spread but does not sanction members for displaying support on their profiles
as a threat to our institutions and societies. https://www.wsj.com/... via @apalmerdc @JakeSherman https://twitter.com/... Davey Alba / @daveyalba : oh wow. o...k https://www.wsj.com/... Ed Bott / @ed...
Twitter executive Vijaya Gadde says the company is looking into how white nationalists and supremacists use the platform to determine if they should be banned
Twitter should just enforce its existing ban Firstpost Tech : Twitter is researching if white supremacists should be banned from its platform Mark Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : Twitter looks into wheth...
Facebook takes down 315 Pages, 152 accounts, 4 Groups, and 41 Instagram accounts for “coordinated inauthentic behavior” originating in Russia
Top Takeaways Hillary Grigonis / Digital Trends : Nearly a million Facebook users followed these fake Russian accounts Chris White / The Daily Caller : Here's The Twist Facebook Says Russia Is Putting...
Former far right extremists recall how they were radicalized by YouTube as teenagers because of its algorithm that keeps surfacing extremist content
Former extremists say they were sucked in by propaganda as teenagers, thanks to an algorithm's dark side. Tweets: @amandamarcotte , @mollymckew , @niais , @attackerman , and @cwarzel See also Mediagaz...
Sources: Facebook pressured Palmer Luckey to say he supported libertarian Gary Johnson despite his years-long support of Trump; Luckey's exit package was $100M+
the untold story of a Facebook firing http://www.wsj.com/... Molly McKew / @mollymckew : Read this whole thread, and the linked pieces, from @oneunderscore__ http://twitter.com/... Justin Hendrix / @j...
Tracing the “information terrorists” who fuel conspiracy theories and battles from Gamergate and QAnon to attacks on Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford
The network architecture built in Gamergate helped propel Trump to the presidency and fuel conspiracies like Pizzagate and QAnon. Tweets: @markhertling and @mollymckew Tweets: Mark Hertling / @markher...