elections A vast network of shadowy news sites promote conservative talking points mixed with floods of algorithmically generated "news" Cory Doctorow
facebook In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society" Mark Frauenfelder
Business Facebook ad boycott includes Ben & Jerry's, REI, Patagonia, North Face, Eddie Bauer Xeni Jardin
politics Facebook says it will show geographic origin of some posts, to thwart foreign political disinformation campaigns Xeni Jardin
politics Trump and Putin to talk of ending sanctions, 'whole [Russia] thing turned out to be a hoax.” Xeni Jardin
security 95% of America's largest voting districts' mailservers lack basic anti-phishing protection Cory Doctorow
youtube Banned from Youtube, Chinese propagandists are using Pornhub to publish anti-Hong Kong videos Cory Doctorow
china Alex Stamos schools Apple after they whine about Google revealing a whack of Ios zero-days Cory Doctorow
politics Facebook bans election-attack firm linked to Israeli military and 'dozens' more disinformation accounts Xeni Jardin
article 13 UPDATED! How do you pass the most unpopular measure in European history? With the most undemocratic dirty trick in EU history: stop the #Article13 vote from being moved ahead of day of protest! Cory Doctorow