youtube Banned from Youtube, Chinese propagandists are using Pornhub to publish anti-Hong Kong videos Cory Doctorow

web theory Authoritarians used to be scared of social media, now they rule it Cory Doctorow

web theory China's new army of nationalist trolls is an all-volunteer force Cory Doctorow

censorship Quackspeak ascendant: China's subject-changing astroturfers rule the Chinese internet Cory Doctorow

china Three kinds of propaganda, and what to do about them Cory Doctorow

elections Where the #trumpwon trend came from (not Russia) Cory Doctorow

surveillance China's online astroturf is mostly produced by government workers as "extra duty" Cory Doctorow

racism The US military is allegedly investigating the cause of racial disparities in the US military Thom Dunn

Killers hunt Prince Andrew, Brad Pitt’s secret daughter, and George Clooney’s plastic surgery shocker, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

genocide This children's book about Oliver Cromwell is like playful colonialist violence for kids Thom Dunn

tabloids The Man Who Knew Too Much! Why China murdered its own ambassador, in this week’s highly dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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fbi Newly released documents show that the FBI used standard FBI tactics on Michael Flynn Thom Dunn

Business US charges 4 Chinese spies with hacking Equifax Xeni Jardin

Business About 350 more Wuhan coronavirus evacuees land at California military base from China Xeni Jardin

video games Review: "Don't Read The Comments" is a delightful YA antidote to GamerGate Thom Dunn

trumpism Pranksters produce enlistment ads featuring Trump Jr: "I'm not enlisting but YOU should" Cory Doctorow

politics IRAQ: Multiple Katyusha rockets fall in Baghdad's Green Zone (VIDEO) Xeni Jardin