University Police Use The “Library of Harm” To Flag Students’ Words
By MassPrivateI It seems like not a day goes by, where law enforcement isn’t inventing new ways to spy on Americans. According to a recent article…
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The Weaponization of Social Media
By James Corbett Now openly admitted, governments and militaries around the world employ armies of keyboard warriors to spread propaganda and disrupt their online opposition….
Turkey Detains 449 People for Criticizing Invasion of Syria on Social Media
By Jason Ditz As Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria continues, so too does their policy of arresting anyone seen as even sort of opposed to…
Facebook and Google Promise Congress They’ll Brainwash You With Their Own Counter Propaganda
By John Vibes Tech giants Facebook, Google and Twitter testified to Congress this week about extremist content appearing on their platforms. In an odd admission,…
Fighting Fake News: Back Door Trick to Enact Censorship
By Makia Freeman Fighting fake news is the new pretext given by the ruling cabal in many nations to enact censorship via the back door. Amid the…
Why Are We Still Using Facebook?
By Derrick Broze Facebook has acknowledged what multiple studies have already confirmed – the social network has a tendency to make users depressed, stressed, and…
Government Regulation Of Social Media Would Be A “Cure” Far Worse Than The Disease
By Paul Levinson, Fordham University In recent weeks, Congress has grilled Twitter, Facebook and Google about their role in allowing foreign interests to place ads…
Department of Homeland Security Moving Forward with “Threat Assessment” for Visa Holders
By Derrick Broze At a recent tech conference the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement offered the first glimpse of their immigrant…
Facebook’s Founding President Sean Parker Admits Social Network Manipulates Human Psychology
By Aaron Kesel Facebook’s first president, Sean Parker, accused the social media giant of exploiting human “vulnerability” using psychology, warning “God only knows what it’s doing…
Palestinian Arrested By Israeli Police After Facebook Software Mistranslates His Post
By Joe Wright In a chilling example of how social media has been latched onto by the surveillance state, AFP has reported that a Palestinian…
So You’ve Decided To Boycott Google…
By James Corbett You’ve decided to boycott Google? Congratulations! That’s a great idea! But now, where do you go for alternatives? Are there any other…
Department of Homeland Security is Collecting Social Media Data on All Immigrants
By Derrick Broze The Department of Homeland Security has made public a rule which calls for collecting social media info on immigrants. A new report…
Alternative Social Network Gab Faces Domain Seizure For Violating “Anti-Discrimination Laws”
By Aaron Kesel Alternative media social network Gab.ai, whose logo is a frog often used by the “alt right,” faces domain seizure for failing to…
New Software to Diagnose Depression Based on Social Media Selfies
Editor’s Note: This is a trend that we’ve been discussing at Activist Post for some time – predictive modeling in healthcare. A series of apps…