Looking to Blame Anyone But Israel for Youth’s Anti-Israel Turn
The Zionist media narrative is looking for the culprits who have apparently miseducated our youth, turning them not just into Israel critics, but Jew haters.
‘The State Is Exercising Surveillance Over Us, But We Can Push Back’:
CounterSpin interview with Jenna Ruddock on DHS domestic surveillance
“What we’re seeing is this criminalized language around acts that are simple acts of solidarity…. Those smaller acts of solidarity every day are so important.”
Social Media Working to Protect ICE Clampdown in Minneapolis
We have a social media oligarchy that is now working directly in the interests of the Trump administration’s national police state.
TikTok Law Is an Attempt to Censor, Not a Warning to Big Tech
It’s not a good-faith regulation to protect the populace, but an effort to either seize or severely weaken TikTok in the name of US interests.
House Votes Against TikTok—and for More Cold War
The US government campaign against TikTok has very little to do with privacy, and everything to do with McCarthyism and neo-Cold War fervor.
‘Free Speech’ Fans Call for Censoring TikTok as Chinese Plot to Make Israel Look Bad
The Republican-held House could push to ban TikTok completely, on the grounds that it allows too much criticism of Israel.
‘What Californians Really Need Is Community-Centered, Truly Local and Responsive Journalism’
“There is no guarantee that any of the money funneled through this bill would go to supporting high-quality local content and journalists.”
Arlene Martínez on Corporate Subsidies, Florín Nájera-Uresti on Journalism Preservation
White supremacy and economic policy are completely different stories for the press, but not for the people.
‘These Bills Will Make Children Less Safe, Not More Safe’
This is cutting young people off from life-saving information and online community, rather than giving them what they need.
Tauhid Chappell on Cannabis Justice, Evan Greer on Kids Online Safety Act
What will the legalization, and profitizing, of marijuana mean for the people and communities most harmed by its criminalization?
Montana TikTok Ban a Sign of Intensified Cold War With China
Corporate anti-competitive power and Cold War fears lead the government to contemplate censoring media now available to 80 million Americans.
Calling Bud Light Saga a ‘Controversy’ Falls Flat
A transgender woman promoted a product and now, judging by the tabloid frenzy, it’s a cultural schism that has ripped apart a nation.
Wrath at Khan: Right Sets Sights at FTC for Regulating Tech
Republicans portray themselves as defending Twitter against a partisan inquisition, but the right has always stood up for corporate giants.
Independent Media Need You to Get the Word Out on Social Media
Engaging with posts on social media is a meaningful way of supporting journalism organizations you are sympathetic to.
Facebook ‘Puts Engagement and Growth Before the Health and Welfare of Democracy’
“Indeed, Facebook has moved fast and broken things. But some of the things that they have broken include the lives of people.”
US Media Support Tech Regulation—Unless It Comes From China
No matter how much regulatory overlap there may be, US media maintain a double standard for corporate tech law in the US and China.
‘We Really Can’t Take Anything These Companies Say at Face Value’
“We really can’t understate the importance of relationships in Washington, and specifically how much the revolving door benefits corporate interests.”
Peter Maybarduk on Global Vaccination, Jane Chung on Big Tech Lobbying
If we don’t learn from this pandemic that none of us can be healthy unless all of us are healthy, how many chances will we get?
Trump’s Twitter Ban May Be Justified, but That Doesn’t Mean Tech Giants’ Power Isn’t Scary
We urgently need to rethink the power of these social media behemoths, because there are plenty of examples where their enforcement of their rules has been arbitrary and non-transparent.
‘The Chairmanship of Ajit Pai Has Been a Disaster’
“He’s failed in his job to make sure that the people come first, and not these companies.”
