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Mapping Project Reveals Locations of U.S. Border Surveillance Towers

Sam Biddle, Ryan Devereaux – Mar. 20

With migrant deaths at record highs, researchers say intensified border militarization is making a deadly problem much worse.

U.S. Special Forces Want to Use Deepfakes for Psy-Ops

Sam Biddle – Mar. 6

The U.S. government spent years warning deepfakes could destabilize democratic societies.

Whistleblowers Take Note: Don’t Trust Cropping Tools

Nikita Mazurov – Feb. 14

Cropping tools like those in Google Docs allow viewers to see the full, original images.

New FTX Filing Pulls Back the Curtain on Sam Bankman-Fried’s Massive Influence-Peddling Operation

Lee Fang, Ken Klippenstein, Daniel Boguslaw – Jan. 30

A bankruptcy filing revealed new information about how the crypto exchange spent money on consultants, think tanks, and business relationships.

Apple Brings Mainland Chinese Web Censorship to Hong Kong

Sam Biddle – Jan. 26

Apple quietly expanded the use of Chinese company Tencent’s website blacklist to users in Hong Kong — and no one will answer questions about it.

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