On Telegram, the Paramilitary Far Right Looks to Radicalize New Recruits Ahead of Inauguration Day
The boogaloo movement’s most extreme white supremacist element is ratcheting up calls for civil war.
Sam Biddle
Sam Biddle is a technology reporter focusing on issues of surveillance, privacy, and corporate power. He was previously a senior writer at Gawker, and his work has also appeared in GQ, Vice, and the New York Times magazine, among other outlets.
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Facebook and Twitter Finally Do Slightly More Than Literally Nothing About Trump
The temporary deplatforming of Donald Trump is the perfect distillation of Big Tech’s attempt to pantomime principles.
FBI Questioned a Michigan Senate Staffer After Zoom Call About Banning Tear Gas
The FBI visit raised alarming questions about why a confidential legislative discussion warranted police scrutiny.
Facebook Managers Trash Their Own Ad Targeting in Unsealed Remarks
The internal documents suggest that Facebook should stop positioning itself as a champion of small business.
Facebook Lets Vietnam's Cyberarmy Target Dissidents, Rejecting a Celebrity's Plea
Mai Khoi, the “Lady Gaga of Vietnam,” wants that country’s vigilante force kicked off Facebook. The company told her the group is well within its rules.
Pentagon Training Equates Whistleblower Chelsea Manning With Terrorists
A mandatory class on insider terrorist threats lists Manning’s leaks among “examples of attacks” by disloyal Americans.
Zoom Censorship of Palestine Seminars Sparks Fight Over Academic Freedom
Zoom cited anti-terrorism laws to shut down an event with Palestinian activist Leila Khaled — and other events criticizing its censorship.
Google AI Tech Will Be Used for Virtual Border Wall, CBP Contract Shows
Google Cloud will be used in conjunction with Anduril Industries’ surveillance tech on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Protests for Black Lives
Twitter Surveillance Startup Targets Communities of Color for Police
Insiders say Dataminr’s “algorithmic” Twitter search involves human staffers perpetuating confirmation biases.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Days After Returning to Office, Facebook Content Moderator Contracts Coronavirus
Even as Facebook staff work from home, the content moderators were forced to return to the office amid pandemic fears.